2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Railton · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Railton
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 21.7% of the population in Railton (L), a figure well above the national average. While the area has fewer people living alone than most, the number of single-parent homes has risen since 2011. This creates a family landscape where a large portion of the community is headed by single parents.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Railton — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Railton (L) houses 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state figure. Very few residents live alone compared to other areas, with this group falling by 5.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 24.2%.
24.2% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Railton, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, sitting 7.5 percentage points above the Australian figure. Couples with children are the most frequent family type at 42.9%, followed by couples without children at 34.5%.
21.7% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Railton, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (22%).
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 Railton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621020/railton/topic/family-households