Noojee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Noojee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Noojee than in the rest of the country. This has led to a typical home size of just 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. The area is mostly made up of small households, with nearly half the population living solo.

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📍 Noojee, Suburb / Locality

Where Noojee sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -17.4%
  • 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 Noojee — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Noojee1.9
3833, VIC 2.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 44.1% of residents live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% seen across Australia. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household is much smaller than in most other areas.

1.9 ▼ -17.4%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

44.1% ▲ +28.9%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.2%
  • 2016: 39.7%
  • 2021: 44.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Noojee splits fairly evenly between 1 person (45%) and 2 people (45%), with 3 people at 6%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 46.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 10.2% of the total, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.

10.2% ▼ -40.1%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Noojee, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Noojee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21954/noojee/topic/family-households