2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tooborac · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Tooborac
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 47% of families in Tooborac are couples with children, making them a cornerstone of the local community. While many households consist of parents and children, there is also a notable number of people living on their own. The area generally has smaller households than the state and national averages.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 Tooborac — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Tooborac typically hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 28.3% of residents live alone, a rate that is a little above the Victorian average of 25.9%.
28.3% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tooborac, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 41.1% of local families, while one-parent families account for 12.1%. This proportion of single-parent homes is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
12.1% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tooborac, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Tooborac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22533/tooborac/topic/family-households