Thoona · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Thoona

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of people live alone in Thoona than in most other areas, with 38.5% of households consisting of just one person. This shift toward smaller living arrangements means the typical home here holds fewer people than is usual across Victoria.

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📍 Thoona, Suburb / Locality

Where Thoona sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Thoona — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Thoona2.3
3726, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 38.5% of homes being single-person households, the typical home in Thoona has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.5%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.3%
  • 2021: 38.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Thoona, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (35%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.1% of families, while one-parent families represent 9.6%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.6%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Thoona, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Thoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22507/thoona/topic/family-households