Navigators · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Navigators

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far lower rate of people living alone than the national figure defines Navigators, where homes are typically larger. Most households here consist of couples with children, contributing to a higher number of people per home than the state average.

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📍 Navigators, Suburb / Locality

Where Navigators sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +11.5%
  • 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 Navigators — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Navigators2.9
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, households in Navigators are a little larger than those in Victoria and Australia. Only 12.4% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.9% seen across the state.

2.9 ▲ +11.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.4% ▼ -28.2%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.2%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 12.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Navigators, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 62.9% of families here. This contributes to a low rate of one-parent families at 8.4%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.4% ▲ +42.9%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Navigators, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Navigators [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21903/navigators/topic/family-households