2.6 —
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Sunbury (Western Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 60% of families in Sunbury are couples with children, highlighting the area's role as a hub for parents. The community is built around larger households, with far fewer people living alone than in most other similar areas.
2.6
—
- 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 Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) — higher than 57% of areas.
| Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Sunbury holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. While 23.2% of residents live alone—a little below the Victorian average—this number has risen slightly since 2016.
23.2% —
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sunbury (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.9% of the local total, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state figure. This proportion has remained steady since 2016.
14.9% —
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sunbury (Western Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Sunbury (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27907/sunbury/topic/family-households