1.7 —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Melbourne CBD - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all homes in Melbourne CBD - East are occupied by just one person. This makes the area very different from the rest of the country, with very few children and a high number of single-person households. The typical home here is much smaller than usual, reflecting a population of single professionals and couples.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne CBD - East — lower than 99% of areas.
Average household size.
Almost half of residents (49.3%) live alone, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home has only 1.7 people, which is well below the Victorian figure of 2.5.
1.7 —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
49.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Melbourne CBD - East, the largest group is 1 person at 49%, followed by 2 people (37%) and 3 people (9%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples without children, making up 60.1% of the total. One-parent families are much less common at 7.5%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
7.5% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Melbourne CBD - East, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with children is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Melbourne CBD - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041503/melbourne-cbd-east/topic/family-households