Telopea Downs · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Telopea Downs

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 61.8% of the family types in Telopea Downs, the most common household group here. This is a place where homes are typically larger than in other areas, often holding more people than the national average.

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📍 Telopea Downs, Suburb / Locality

Where Telopea Downs sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +123.1%
  • 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 Telopea Downs — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Telopea Downs2.9
3420, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.9 people, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the figure for Victoria and Australia.

2.9 ▲ +123.1%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Telopea Downs, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (33%) and 1 person (25%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.8% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and national averages. Most families are couples, with 61.8% having children and 20.6% without.

8.8% ▲ —

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Telopea Downs, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Telopea Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22482/telopea-downs/topic/family-households