Osbornes Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Osbornes Flat

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Osbornes Flat than in the rest of the country. This is a place where larger households are the norm, with 2.9 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Osbornes Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Osbornes Flat sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -6.5%
  • 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 Osbornes Flat — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Osbornes Flat2.9
3691 crosses VIC/NSW 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes are larger than most, and only 11.8% of people live alone, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%. The most common household size is two people, making up 43.5% of the area.

2.9 ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.8% ▲ +5.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Osbornes Flat, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 5 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 65.9% of families here. Only 3.5% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below the state average of 13.3%.

3.5% ▲ +149.2%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 3.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Osbornes Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Osbornes Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22018/osbornes-flat/topic/family-households