2.3 ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Harrietville · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Harrietville
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in Harrietville than they were in 2011. The area's typical household now holds 2.3 people, reflecting a downward trend in home size. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with about 54% consisting of parents and their children.
2.3
▼ -14.8%
- 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 Harrietville — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 42.1% of all households. The number of people living alone is 24.8%, which is lower than in most other similar areas.
24.8% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Harrietville, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are the most frequent household type at 53.9%. One-parent families make up 13.0% of the total, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Harrietville, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Harrietville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222033/harrietville/topic/family-households