Redcastle · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Redcastle

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households are the norm in Redcastle, where 36.7% of people live alone. This high number of single-person homes means the area has a much smaller typical household size than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Redcastle, Suburb / Locality

Where Redcastle sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Redcastle — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Redcastle2.2
3523, VIC 2.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 36.7% of people living alone, this is a much higher figure than the 25.6% national average. Consequently, the typical home in Redcastle holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 43.3%
  • 2021: 36.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Redcastle splits fairly evenly between 1 person (46%) and 2 people (42%), with 5 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53.8% of families, while those without children account for 38.5%. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below both the Victorian and national averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Redcastle, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 42%.

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 Redcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22153/redcastle/topic/family-households