2.0 ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Paynesville · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Paynesville
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples without children make up the largest group in Paynesville, where 57.4% of families fit this description. The area has a high number of small households and a growing proportion of people living on their own. This trend has led to a typical home size of just two people.
2.0
▼ -23.1%
- 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 Paynesville — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with people living alone making up 34.3% of the total. This is well above the national figure of 25.6% and has risen by 7.7 points since 2011, contributing to a typical home size of 2.0 people.
34.3% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Paynesville, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.9% of the local total, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This proportion has fallen by 7.9 points since 2011.
11.9% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Paynesville, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 30%.
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 Paynesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215068/paynesville/topic/family-households