2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Alpine · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Alpine
How families and households are made up across the area.
Alpine stands among the middle of similar areas for its household makeup. The region is notable for a high proportion of people living alone, with nearly 30% of households consisting of just one person. Most homes here are small, typically housing 2.3 people.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Alpine — lower than 71% of areas.
| Alpine | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.3% of residents live alone, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Two-person homes are the most common at 41.3%, while the typical household size of 2.3 people has barely changed since 2011.
29.3% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Alpine, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.4% of the total, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national average. Nearly half of all families are couples with children, while 38.9% are couples without children.
10.4% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Alpine, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20110/alpine/topic/family-households