2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Stockdale · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far lower share of one-parent families than the national average defines the domestic makeup of Stockdale. Most homes here are headed by couples, with a typical household size of 2.1 people, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stockdale — lower than 81% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes in Stockdale are smaller than usual, with 2.1 people per household. This is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.5.
2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Stockdale, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 1 person is next at 20%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, who make up 93.9% of all families. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below both the Victorian (13.3%) and Australian (14.1%) averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Stockdale, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Stockdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22359/stockdale/topic/family-households