Southbank - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Southbank - East

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households define daily life in Southbank - East, where 42.6% of people live alone. This is far above the national figure and creates a residential landscape dominated by single-person and couple-only homes.

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📍 Southbank - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Southbank - East sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 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 Southbank - East — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Southbank - East1.8
3006, VIC 1.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here is small, with just 1.8 people per dwelling, which is well below the Victorian average of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that 42.6% of residents live alone, among the highest proportions seen in similar areas.

Household size

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Southbank - East splits fairly evenly between 2 people (43%) and 1 person (43%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 62.2%. One-parent families are much lower than in most areas, at 8.8%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

Family composition

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In Southbank - East, Couples without children is the majority at 62%; Couples with children is next at 24%.

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 Southbank - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041509/southbank-east/topic/family-households