2.8 —
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Gembrook (Eastern Victoria)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 20% of residents in Gembrook live alone, but this is much lower than most other areas. The town is primarily made up of larger households, with families being the dominant living arrangement. Most homes are occupied by couples with children, creating a community where the typical home holds more people than the state average.
2.8
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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 Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) — higher than 79% of areas.
| Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Gembrook typically hold 2.8 people, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that only 19% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
19.0% —
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gembrook (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 64.6% of families. One-parent families account for 12.5%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
12.5% —
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gembrook (Eastern Victoria), Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23402/gembrook/topic/family-households