Nurcoung · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nurcoung

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 42.9% of the family groups in Nurcoung, representing the most common household type here. This is a small community where family structures differ significantly from the wider state, particularly with a complete absence of single-parent families.

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📍 Nurcoung, Suburb / Locality

Where Nurcoung 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 Nurcoung — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nurcoung2.3
3401, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Nurcoung typically hold 2.3 people. This is a little below the figure for both Victoria and Australia, which both sit at 2.5.

2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Nurcoung, the largest group is 4 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 2 people (30%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is dominated by couples, with 42.9% having children and 23.8% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the 13.3% seen across Victoria.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nurcoung, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Nurcoung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21988/nurcoung/topic/family-households