Maffra West Upper · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Maffra West Upper

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.

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📍 Maffra West Upper, Suburb / Locality

Where Maffra West Upper sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 West Upper — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Maffra West Upper2.5
3859, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Maffra West Upper, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 3 people is next at 26%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Maffra West Upper, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 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