2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maffra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Maffra
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of people living alone than usual defines the home life in Maffra. While couples with children make up half of all families, a significant number of residents live solo, contributing to smaller typical household sizes across the town.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maffra — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 30.7% of people living alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. This means the typical home in Maffra holds 2.3 people, a little below the Australian average of 2.5.
30.7% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Maffra, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.9% of families. One-parent families account for 14.9%, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
14.9% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maffra, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Maffra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21571/maffra/topic/family-households