Nagambie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nagambie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Nagambie, accounting for 45.4% of families. However, the area is defined by a very high number of people living alone compared to other regions. This shift toward smaller households means the typical home here holds fewer people than the state average.

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Where Nagambie sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 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 Nagambie — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nagambie2.1
3608, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Smaller homes are common in Nagambie, with only 2.1 people per household, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 36.1% of people live alone, a rate far above both the Victorian and Australian averages.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.1% ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.4%
  • 2016: 35.4%
  • 2021: 36.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Nagambie splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 14% of the local total, which is higher than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.

14.0% ▼ -18.2%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.2%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nagambie, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Nagambie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21867/nagambie/topic/family-households