2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Torrita · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Torrita
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of families in Torrita are couples without children, making them the most common household type. This small community is marked by a very high rate of single-parent families compared to the rest of the country. Most homes here house about two to three people.
2.4
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- 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 Torrita — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Torrita has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Torrita, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (27%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 25.8% of the total, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, while couples without children are the most common group at 51.6%.
25.8% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Torrita, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; One-parent families is next at 28%.
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 Torrita [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22552/torrita/topic/family-households