Hampton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Hampton

How families and households are made up across the area.

About half of all families in Hampton consist of couples with children, placing the area in a similar position to other neighborhoods of its type. Most households are small, with the typical home housing 2.5 people. This matches both the state and national figures.

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📍 Hampton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Hampton sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Hampton — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hampton2.5
3188, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Roughly 26.4% of people here live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011 and sits about the same as the rest of Australia. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 30.5% of all households.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.4% ▲ +5.2%

Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 25.1%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 26.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hampton splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (26%), with 4 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.8% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has fallen by 2 points since 2011, while couples with children remain the dominant family group at 65.2%.

10.8% ▼ -15.8%

Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hampton, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Hampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011172/hampton/topic/family-households