2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Northcote - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Northcote - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward smaller living arrangements has shaped Northcote - West over the last decade. This area is now defined by a high number of single-person households, with 30.9% of all homes housing just one person.
2.3
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- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Northcote - West — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Northcote - West holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This reflects the local trend toward smaller homes, as the share of people living alone is well above the national average.
30.9% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Northcote - West splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.9% of families here, while one-parent families account for 9.7%. This last figure is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia and is much lower than in most similar areas.
9.7% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Northcote - West, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Northcote - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021500/northcote-west/topic/family-households