Vaughan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Vaughan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 2.0 people live in the typical home in Vaughan, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This small household size is driven by a high number of people living alone and a lack of single-parent families.

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📍 Vaughan, Suburb / Locality

Where Vaughan sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Vaughan — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Vaughan2.0
3451, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 30% of people here live alone, a figure well above the 25.6% national average. Two-person households are the most common, making up 45.8% of the area.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.2%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Vaughan, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families in Vaughan, placing it far below both the Victorian and national figures. Couples without children make up 63.6% of the family group.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Vaughan, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 45%.

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 Vaughan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22623/vaughan/topic/family-households