2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Terang · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Terang
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of people living alone has become a standout feature of Terang since 2011. This trend is reflected in the typical home, where only 2.2 people live, which is lower than both the Victorian and national figures.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Terang — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Roughly 32% of people in Terang live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 38.8% of the total.
32.0% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Terang, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas, making up 16.4% of families. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, while couples with children account for 48.2% of families.
16.4% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Terang, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Terang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22488/terang/topic/family-households