2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thorpdale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Thorpdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Thorpdale are couples with children, making it a family-focused area. While most homes follow national patterns, there is a notably higher proportion of single-parent families compared to other similar areas. The typical household here consists of about two people.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Thorpdale — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Thorpdale holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 37.3%, while 23.2% of people live alone.
23.2% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Thorpdale, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.1% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average of 14.1%. Other families consist of couples with children (50.8%) and couples without children (33.2%).
16.1% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Thorpdale, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Thorpdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22511/thorpdale/topic/family-households