3.1 ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Traralgon South · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Traralgon South
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far lower share of people live alone in Traralgon South compared to the state and national figures. This is a place where larger households are the norm, with the typical home now holding 3.1 people. Most residents live in family settings, particularly couples with children.
3.1
▲ +40.9%
- 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 Traralgon South — higher than 88% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Traralgon South are often crowded, with the typical number of people per home rising from 2.2 in 2011 to 3.1 today. This is among the highest for similar areas and helps explain why only 7.6% of people live alone, a figure that has fallen by 17 points since 2011.
7.6% ▼ -68.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Traralgon South, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is very common here, with 71.4% of households being couples with children. One-parent families make up just 4.7% of the total, which is well below the Victorian and Australian figures.
4.7% ▼ -45.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Traralgon South, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; 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 Traralgon South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221073/traralgon-south/topic/family-households