Redesdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Redesdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Redesdale are couples without children, making this the most common household type. This is a sparsely populated area where small households are the norm, with a very high proportion of people living on their own.

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Where Redesdale sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -12.5%
  • 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 Redesdale — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Redesdale2.1
3444, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 35.2% of households, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. This helps explain why the typical home in Redesdale has only 2.1 people, a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.1 ▼ -12.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.2% ▲ +54.9%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 32.0%
  • 2021: 35.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Redesdale, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 36.9% of families, while one-parent families account for 11.2%. This last figure is a little below both the Victorian (13.3%) and national (14.1%) averages.

11.2% ▲ +4.4%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Redesdale, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 37%.

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 Redesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22154/redesdale/topic/family-households