Pyalong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pyalong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger home sizes have become more common in Pyalong since 2011. The area is now shaped by bigger households, with a typical home holding 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Pyalong, Suburb / Locality

Where Pyalong sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Pyalong — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pyalong2.8
3521, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with 2.8 people per household. This is reflected in the fact that only 19.8% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.8% ▼ -8.1%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.5%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pyalong, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.6%. One-parent families account for 13.8% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian average.

13.8% ▲ +7.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pyalong, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Pyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22129/pyalong/topic/family-households