2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Officer South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Officer South
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of couples with children live in Officer South, where 61.7% of families are raised in this setup. This makes the area a strong hub for family life, with a very low rate of single-parent households compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
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- 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 Officer South — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Officer South hold 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 23.3% of people live alone, the most common household size is two people, making up 37.9% of all homes.
23.3% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Officer South, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up only 4.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and Australian averages. Most families here are couples, with 61.7% having children and 32.9% without.
4.2% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Officer South, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Officer South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22007/officer-south/topic/family-households