2.4 —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South-West Coast (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Family & Households in South-West Coast (Western Victoria)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) than in most similar areas. This is a region where nearly 30% of households are single-person homes, which is well above both the state and national figures. Despite this, the typical number of people per home remains steady at 2.4.
2.4
—
- 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 South-West Coast (Western Victoria) — lower than 71% of areas.
| South-West Coast (Western Victoria) | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 29.1% of people here live alone, a figure well above the Victorian average of 25.9%. While this is higher than most areas, the typical household size of 2.4 people is about the same as the state and national figures.
29.1% —
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.8% of families, while those without children account for 31.8%. One-parent families represent 14.3% of the total, which is slightly above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
14.3% —
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 South-West Coast (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27708/south-west-coast/topic/family-households