Norlane · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Norlane

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone or in single-parent homes in Norlane than in most other similar areas. This is a place where small households are common, with nearly 40% of homes housing just one person.

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📍 Norlane, Suburb / Locality

Where Norlane sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Norlane — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Norlane2.2
3214, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Norlane has 2.2 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This is driven by a high number of people living alone, accounting for 39.5% of all households.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.5% ▲ +8.5%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.5%
  • 2016: 37.9%
  • 2021: 39.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Norlane, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 35.1% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% national average. Other family types are less common, with couples with children making up 38.6% and couples without children at 23.2%.

35.1% ▲ +2.1%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.4%
  • 2016: 36.1%
  • 2021: 35.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Norlane splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (35%), with Couples without children at 23%.

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 Norlane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21960/norlane/topic/family-households