# Family & Households — Melbourne CBD - East

How families and households are made up across the area.

Area: Melbourne CBD - East (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

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.

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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Average household size | 1.7 | — |
| One-parent families | 7.5% | — |
| People living alone | 49.3% | — |

**Family composition** — Couples without children 60.1%, Couples with children 25.3%, One-parent families 7.5%, Other families 7.2%

**Household size** — 1 person 49.3%, 2 people 37.0%, 3 people 9.4%, 4 people 3.5%, 5 people 0.6%, 6 or more 0.2%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041503/melbourne-cbd-east/topic/family-households