1.8 —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Southbank - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Southbank - East — lower than 99% of areas.
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.
1.8 —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
42.6% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Southbank - East splits fairly evenly between 2 people (43%) and 1 person (43%), with 3 people at 11%.
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.
8.8% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Southbank - East, Couples without children is the majority at 62%; Couples with children is next at 24%.
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