2.5 —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A rising number of people living alone has shaped the home life of Carrum since the last census. While most homes are still family-based, nearly 28% of households are now single-person dwellings. This trend reflects a slight shift away from the traditional family structure seen across the region.
2.5
—
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) — lower than 57% of areas.
| Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Carrum has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, 27.8% of households are people living alone, a figure that is higher than most areas and rose slightly since 2016.
27.8% —
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 16.2% of the area, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 57.9% of the total.
16.2% —
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21805/carrum/topic/family-households