Drouin · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Drouin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Drouin consist of couples with children. This makes the area a strong hub for family life, with typical households containing 2.5 people, which is higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Drouin, Urban Centre

Where Drouin sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Drouin — higher than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Drouin2.5
3818, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes have two people, though those with only one person have risen to 25.6% since 2011. The number of people living in each home has stayed steady at 2.5, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.6% ▲ +15.0%

Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 26.0%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Drouin, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.6% of families, while couples without children account for 29.5%. One-parent families have risen to 15.0% since 2011, which is a little above the Victorian average.

15.0% ▲ +15.7%

Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Drouin, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Drouin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213004/drouin/topic/family-households