2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maffra West Upper · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Not a single person lives alone in Maffra West Upper, creating a stark gap compared to the 26% national average. This small area is almost entirely made up of multi-person households, with the typical home holding 2.5 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maffra West Upper — higher than 50% of areas.
Average household size.
Most homes are occupied by two people, accounting for 41.7% of households. This helps explain why the proportion of people living alone is far below the Victorian and national figures.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Maffra West Upper, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 3 people is next at 26%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.7% of families here. One-parent families represent only 9.0% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Maffra West Upper, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Maffra West Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21572/maffra-west-upper/topic/family-households