Towan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Towan

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Towan holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than in most other similar areas. This makes the local household size a little above both the Victorian and national figures.

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📍 Towan, Suburb / Locality

Where Towan sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Towan — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Towan2.8
3596, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.8 people per home, Towan has a little more people living in each house than the typical Australian or Victorian household, where the figure is 2.5.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 62%, ahead of Couples with children (31%).

Family composition

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In Towan, Couples without children is the majority at 67%; Couples with 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 Towan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22559/towan/topic/family-households