2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Viewbank · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Viewbank
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 68.1% of families in Viewbank, making it a strong stronghold for family living. This focus on family life is reflected in the larger-than-usual home sizes seen across the area.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Viewbank — higher than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Viewbank holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 18.5%, which is well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
18.5% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Viewbank, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.9% of the local total, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas but well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
10.9% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Viewbank, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Viewbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22633/viewbank/topic/family-households