Ravenswood South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ravenswood South

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift toward smaller households has occurred in Ravenswood South, where the typical home now holds 2.4 people. Most dwellings here are occupied by couples, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Ravenswood South, Suburb / Locality

Where Ravenswood South sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Ravenswood South — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ravenswood South2.4
3453, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 10.3% of people live alone, a figure far below the Victorian average of 25.9%. Most homes are shared, with 58.6% of households containing two people.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.3%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ravenswood South, 2 people is the majority at 85%; 1 person is next at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is dominated by couples, while one-parent families are completely absent. This is much lower than most areas, and far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ravenswood South, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 48%.

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 Ravenswood South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22143/ravenswood-south/topic/family-households