Flemington Racecourse · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Flemington Racecourse

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.

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📍 Flemington Racecourse, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Flemington Racecourse sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -14.3%
  • 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 Flemington Racecourse — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Flemington Racecourse1.8
3031, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

52.9% ▲ +310.3%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 54.5%
  • 2021: 52.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Flemington Racecourse, 1 person is the majority at 53%; 2 people is next at 24%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Flemington Racecourse, Couples without children is the majority at 84%; Couples with children is next at 16%.

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 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