Kew - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Kew - West

How families and households are made up across the area.

Kew - West has family and household patterns that mostly mirror the national average. Most homes here are headed by couples with children, and the typical household size is 2.5 people. This matches the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Kew - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kew - West sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Kew - West — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kew - West2.5
3101, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.8% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. The most common household size is two people, making up 32.5% of all homes.

Household size

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In Kew - West, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures here differ from the norm, with one-parent families making up only 10.5% of the total. This is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.

Family composition

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In Kew - West, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Kew - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011522/kew-west/topic/family-households