3.0 ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pakenham South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Pakenham South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 65% of families in Pakenham South are couples with children, making it a major hub for parents. This family-heavy mix means homes are larger than usual, with the typical household holding three people.
3.0
▲ +11.1%
- 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 Pakenham South — higher than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with 3.0 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 13.5%, which is far below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
13.5% ▼ -43.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Pakenham South, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are common, and one-parent families make up 9.6% of the total. This is well below the national rate of 14.1% and the state figure of 13.3%.
9.6% ▲ +271.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Pakenham South, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Pakenham South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22028/pakenham-south/topic/family-households