Stewarton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stewarton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 40% of people in Stewarton live on their own, which is far more common than in most other parts of the country. This creates a local landscape where single-person homes are a dominant feature of daily life.

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📍 Stewarton, Suburb / Locality

Where Stewarton sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Stewarton — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stewarton2.5
3725, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 39.5% of households consist of just one person, a figure far above the 25.6% national average. Despite this, the typical home size of 2.5 people remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.5%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 39.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stewarton, the largest group is 1 person at 42%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families in the area, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples with children (68%) or couples without children (36%).

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stewarton, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Stewarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22357/stewarton/topic/family-households