Thowgla Valley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Thowgla Valley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Thowgla Valley compared to the state or national figures. This is a place where the vast majority of households are made up of families, with a very small number of one-parent homes.

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📍 Thowgla Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Thowgla Valley sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Thowgla Valley — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Thowgla Valley2.4
3707 crosses VIC/NSW 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. However, only 14.8% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.8%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Thowgla Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up over half of the area, at 54%. One-parent families account for just 4.8% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

4.8%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Thowgla Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Thowgla Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22513/thowgla-valley/topic/family-households