2.5 ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kooyong · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Kooyong
How families and households are made up across the area.
Similar to most areas of its type, Kooyong has a diverse mix of household sizes and a low proportion of one-parent families. The typical home here holds 2.5 people, a figure that aligns with both the Victorian and national averages.
2.5
▼ -13.8%
- 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 Kooyong — lower than 57% of areas.
| Kooyong | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households have risen to 26.3%, while the typical home size has fallen from 2.9 people in 2011 to 2.5 today. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 32.1% of the area.
26.3% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kooyong, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.4% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the 14.1% national figure. This is a decrease of 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
10.4% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kooyong, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED226/kooyong/topic/family-households