Tresco · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tresco

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Tresco compared to the rest of the state. This is a place where households are generally larger and family-based, with 70.6% of families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Tresco, Suburb / Locality

Where Tresco sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Tresco — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tresco2.7
3583, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 15.3% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below both the Victorian and national averages.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.3% ▼ -6.6%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 15.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tresco, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are the norm, making up 70.6% of the total. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 2.4%, which is far below the 13.3% seen across Victoria.

2.4% ▼ -71.7%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 2.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tresco, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Tresco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22579/tresco/topic/family-households