Nulla Vale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nulla Vale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Nulla Vale than in most similar areas. The typical household is small, with over a third of residents living alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%.

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📍 Nulla Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Nulla Vale sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Nulla Vale — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nulla Vale2.3
3435, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A little over a third (34.1%) of people here live alone, which is much higher than in most other areas. This helps explain why the typical home in Nulla Vale has only 2.3 people, slightly below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 34.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nulla Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (41%) and 4 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 3.7% of the total, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 47.6% having children and 43.9% without.

3.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 3.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Nulla Vale splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and Couples without children (44%), with Other families at 5%.

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 Nulla Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21980/nulla-vale/topic/family-households