2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Norval · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent homes is the standout feature for Norval today. While the typical household size has remained steady, more than a quarter of families are now led by one parent, which is far above the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Norval — higher than 50% of areas.
Average household size.
The usual home in Norval has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figure for both Victoria and Australia.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Norval, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 1 person is next at 20%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.7% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples without children at 34.3% and couples with children at 20.0%.
25.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Norval, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by One-parent families (32%) and Couples with children (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Norval [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21973/norval/topic/family-households