2.5 —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Most homes in Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) are occupied by families, with 59.1% being couples with children. This creates a residential landscape where family life is common, though typical household sizes have edged down slightly since 2016 to 2.5 people per home.
2.5
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- 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 Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) — lower than 57% of areas.
| Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 25.8% of people in Croydon live alone, a figure that has barely changed over the last five years and is about the same as the national average. Two-person households are the most common, making up 33.3% of all homes.
25.8% —
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.4% of the area, which is a little above the Victorian figure. Along with couples with children, these groups form the core of the local family structure.
14.4% —
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22201/croydon/topic/family-households