Paradise · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Paradise

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 67.6% of families in Paradise, making them the most common household type. This is a place where homes are typically larger than average, with 2.8 people living in each dwelling.

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📍 Paradise, Suburb / Locality

Where Paradise sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Paradise — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Paradise2.8
3477, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.8 people per home, Paradise has a typical household size that is a little above the figure for Victoria and Australia, and much higher than most other areas.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Paradise, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (29%) and 4 people (29%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents are almost non-existent here, with one-parent families making up 0.0% of the total. This is far below the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Paradise, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22033/paradise/topic/family-households