Sutton Grange · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sutton Grange

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Sutton Grange compared to the rest of the state and country. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with 87.5% of families consisting of pairs either with or without children.

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📍 Sutton Grange, Suburb / Locality

Where Sutton Grange 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 Sutton Grange — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sutton Grange2.5
3448, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Only 17.9% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the 25.9% seen across Victoria.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.9%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sutton Grange, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 4 people is next at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.8% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.3%, followed closely by couples without children at 41.2%.

8.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sutton Grange, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (43%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Sutton Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22403/sutton-grange/topic/family-households