2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Sisters · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in The Sisters
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of all homes in The Sisters are occupied by people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of single-person households is a standout feature for the area, though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people.
2.4
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- 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 The Sisters — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 34.1% of people here live alone, a figure that is much higher than most areas. Other home sizes are common too, with 31.7% of households having two people and 22% having three.
34.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →The Sisters splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 65.4% of the total. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 7.4%, which is well below the Victorian and national figures.
7.4% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Sisters, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 The Sisters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22502/the-sisters/topic/family-households