1.8 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Flemington Racecourse · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all households in Flemington Racecourse consist of just one person. This makes the area's living arrangements very different from the rest of the state, with a small typical household size and a significant increase in people living alone since 2011.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Flemington Racecourse — lower than 99% of areas.
Average household size.
Only 1.8 people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This low density is driven by the 52.9% of people living alone, a figure that has risen by 40 points over the last decade.
1.8 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
52.9% ▲ +310.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Flemington Racecourse, 1 person is the majority at 53%; 2 people is next at 24%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples without children, making up 77.8% of the group. In contrast, one-parent families have fallen to 0.0%, a figure far below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Flemington Racecourse, Couples without children is the majority at 84%; Couples with children is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Flemington Racecourse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041120/flemington-racecourse/topic/family-households