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Family & Households in Not in any Significant Urban Area

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group of families in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Vic.), accounting for 51.9% of families. This rural region shows a steady domestic pattern, with household sizes and family types remaining largely unchanged over the last decade.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 2.0: 2 areas
  • 2.1: 1 area
  • 2.2: 11 areas
  • 2.3: 27 areas
  • 2.4: 24 areas
  • 2.5: 27 areas
  • 2.6: 9 areas
  • 2.7: 5 areas
  • 2.8: 3 areas
  • 2.9: 0 areas
  • 3.0: 1 area
  • 3.1: 0 areas
  • 3.2: 0 areas
  • 3.3: 1 area

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Not in any Significant Urban Area2.4
3477, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.6% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This is a slight increase since 2011, though the typical home still holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as across Victoria.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6% ▲ +6.0%

Higher than 51% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 27.0%
  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 12.2% of the total, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the national average of 14.1%.

12.2% ▼ -0.9%

Lower than 93% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Not in any Significant Urban Area, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/family-households