2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sherbrooke · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Sherbrooke
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 60% of families in Sherbrooke are couples with children, making it an area where larger family units are common. This trend is reflected in the household data, as the number of people living alone is well below the national figure.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Sherbrooke — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Sherbrooke holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 17.9% of residents live alone, a figure well below both the Victorian and national averages.
17.9% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sherbrooke, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 60.4% of the total. One-parent families account for 9.2%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
9.2% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sherbrooke, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Sherbrooke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22278/sherbrooke/topic/family-households