Pootilla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pootilla

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Pootilla are couples with children, making this the most common home type in the area. The community is largely non-residential and sparsely populated, but those who live here typically reside in larger households than in most other areas.

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📍 Pootilla, Suburb / Locality

Where Pootilla sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Pootilla — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pootilla2.6
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is 2.6, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 13%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.0%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pootilla, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53% of families, while couples without children account for 36.4%. One-parent families represent 13.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas.

13.6%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pootilla, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Pootilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22097/pootilla/topic/family-households