Swanwater · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Swanwater

How families and households are made up across the area.

Among the lowest in its category for household size, Swanwater is a place where homes typically hold very few people. This trend is stark, with the typical home holding only 1.6 people, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 Swanwater, Suburb / Locality

Where Swanwater sits — Average household size

1.6
  • 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 Swanwater — lower than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Swanwater1.6
3477, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Swanwater are much smaller than those in other areas. With only 1.6 people per home, the figure is well below the 2.5 people typically found in Victoria and across Australia.

1.6

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5
  • 2021: 1.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Swanwater splits fairly evenly between 1 person (50%) and 2 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 100%, ahead of Couples with children (0%).

Family composition

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In Swanwater, Couples without children is the majority at 100%.

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 Swanwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22411/swanwater/topic/family-households