Victor Harbor · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Victor Harbor

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost 41% of people live alone in Victor Harbor, making it an area with many small households. This high number of single-person homes means the typical home here is much smaller than those in the rest of the country.

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📍 Victor Harbor, Suburb / Locality

Where Victor Harbor sits — Average household size

2.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Victor Harbor — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Victor Harbor2.0
5211, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Victor Harbor has only 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by a very high number of people living alone, at 40.7%, which is far above the South Australian average of 28.5%.

2.0 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.7% ▲ +7.9%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.8%
  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 40.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Victor Harbor splits fairly evenly between 1 person (41%) and 2 people (38%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 43.3%. One-parent families are more common here than in most areas, accounting for 17.0% of families, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

17.0% ▲ +13.1%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Victor Harbor, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Victor Harbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41505/victor-harbor/topic/family-households