2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Deakin · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Deakin
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up a huge 62.4% of families in Deakin. This is a place where family life is central, with home sizes and household counts reflecting a strong presence of multi-person homes.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Deakin — higher than 57% of areas.
| Deakin | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Deakin hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. While two-person homes are the most common at 31.8%, the proportion of people living alone has fallen slightly since 2011 to 24.5%.
24.5% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Deakin, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 12.3% of the area, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the Australian average. This number has remained steady since 2011.
12.3% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Deakin, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Deakin
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED211/deakin/topic/family-households