2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
St Arnaud East · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in St Arnaud East
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families than most areas defines the home lives of people in St Arnaud East. While the typical household size is 2.5 people, matching the state and national figures, the local mix of homes differs significantly from the broader community.
2.5
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- 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 St Arnaud East — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Few people live by themselves here, with only 15.2% of households consisting of one person, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Most homes are shared, with 42.4% containing two people.
15.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In St Arnaud East, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.3% of the total, a figure well above the 14.1% national average. Over half of all families in the area are couples with children, accounting for 55.4%.
20.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In St Arnaud East, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 St Arnaud East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22335/st-arnaud-east/topic/family-households