2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Heidelberg West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Heidelberg West
How families and households are made up across the area.
A drop in one-parent families since 2011 marks a shift in the domestic landscape of Heidelberg West. While family structures are changing, the area remains defined by a very high number of people living alone. This trend contributes to a typical home size that is smaller than the state and national figures.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Heidelberg West — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 32.5% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Consequently, the typical home in Heidelberg West holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
32.5% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Heidelberg West splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.4% of households, which is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%, though this is 5.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. Over half of all families are couples with children.
19.4% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Heidelberg West, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Heidelberg West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011199/heidelberg-west/topic/family-households