2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Toolern Vale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Toolern Vale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical Toolern Vale home, a figure a little above the national average. This is an area where large households are common and few people live alone, creating a strong family focus across the community.
2.9
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Toolern Vale — higher than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, household sizes are much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 18.1% of people live alone, which is well below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.
18.1% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Toolern Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family groups dominate the area, with couples with children making up 64.9% of the total. One-parent families account for 9.3%, a rate that is well below both the state and national figures.
9.3% ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Toolern Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Toolern Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22537/toolern-vale/topic/family-households