2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Frankston · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Frankston
How families and households are made up across the area.
A rise in the number of people living alone is the main shift for Frankston since 2011. While the typical home size has stayed steady, one-parent families are now much more common here than in most other areas. These trends highlight a diverse mix of household types across the region.
2.5
→ 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 Frankston — higher than 71% of areas.
| Frankston | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Frankston holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, 27.7% of people now live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
27.7% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Frankston splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, which is well above the Victorian and Australian figures. Most families are couples with children at 56.9%, while 24.3% are couples without children.
17.7% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Frankston, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Frankston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22170/frankston/topic/family-households