2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pastoria · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Pastoria
How families and households are made up across the area.
Zero one-parent families make Pastoria stand out compared to most other areas. This small community is largely made up of couples, with more than half of families raising children together.
2.1
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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 Pastoria — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Pastoria are smaller than usual, with 2.1 people per dwelling, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. About 21.4% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
21.4% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Pastoria, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 5 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54% of families, while those without children account for 46%. There are no one-parent or other family types here, leaving the area far below the national figure of 14.1% for one-parent homes.
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
View on map →In Pastoria, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 46%.
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 Pastoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22043/pastoria/topic/family-households