Albert Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Albert Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Albert Park, where many people live alone. Over a third of the population lives by themselves, contributing to a typical home size of just 2.1 people. This is much lower than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Albert Park, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Albert Park sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 Albert Park — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Albert Park2.1
3206, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are very common here, making up 37.1% of the total. This is far above the national figure of 25.6% and has risen by 5.3 points since 2011.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.1% ▲ +16.8%

Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 31.7%
  • 2016: 32.9%
  • 2021: 37.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Albert Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (37%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up about half of all families, while one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, at just 9.7%.

9.7% ▲ +8.2%

Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Albert Park, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Albert Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051128/albert-park/topic/family-households