Nathalia · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nathalia

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Nathalia than in the past, with 36.1% of households now consisting of just one person. This is far above the national figure and makes the typical home in the area smaller than those in most other regions.

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📍 Nathalia, Suburb / Locality

Where Nathalia sits — Average household size

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 Nathalia — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nathalia2.3
3638, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 36.1% of residents live alone, which is far above the 25.6% seen across Australia. Because so many people live by themselves, the typical home in Nathalia holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian average of 2.5.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.1% ▲ +10.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 36.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Nathalia splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (34%), with 4 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national rate of 14.1%. Most other families are couples, with 53.1% having children and 29.8% without.

16.0% ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nathalia, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Nathalia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21898/nathalia/topic/family-households