2.3 —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ripon (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Ripon (Western Victoria)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 32% of people in Ripon live alone, a figure well above the state and national averages. This contributes to smaller households overall, with the typical home housing just 2.3 people. This pattern has remained steady over the last five years.
2.3
—
- 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 Ripon (Western Victoria) — lower than 86% of areas.
| Ripon (Western Victoria) | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figure of 2.5. This low average is driven by a high number of single-person households, with 32.3% of residents living alone.
32.3% —
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ripon (Western Victoria), the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Almost half of all families in Ripon are couples with children. One-parent families make up 14.6% of the total, which is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
14.6% —
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ripon (Western Victoria), the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 Ripon (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27208/ripon/topic/family-households