2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Aston · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Aston
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 62% of families in Aston are couples with children, making it a place where family living is common. While the typical household size has edged down since 2011, the area remains much more likely to have larger homes than most other similar places.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Aston — higher than 71% of areas.
| Aston | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Aston typically hold 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. Only 21.2% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national and state averages, though it has risen since 2011.
21.2% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Aston, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 12.8% of the total. This proportion is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure.
12.8% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Aston, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 Aston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED201/aston/topic/family-households