2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hobsons Bay · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Hobsons Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 60% of families in Hobsons Bay are couples with children, reflecting a community geared toward family life. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, the area sees a higher proportion of larger households than most similar regions.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Hobsons Bay — higher than 71% of areas.
| Hobsons Bay | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.3% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. Most homes are small, with 32.4% holding two people and 26.3% holding one.
26.3% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hobsons Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.4% of the total, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This is a slight drop from the 14.2% recorded in 2011.
13.4% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hobsons Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Hobsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23110/hobsons-bay/topic/family-households