2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Preston - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Preston - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical home life in Preston - West mirrors the broader patterns seen across the state and country. Most households consist of small groups, with an average of 2.5 people per home. This steady balance makes the area a common reflection of both Victorian and national living trends.
2.5
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- 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 Preston - West — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 26.4% of people here live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2016. Two-person households are the most common, making up 31.3% of all homes.
26.4% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Preston - West splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children form the largest group at 62.2%. One-parent families make up 12.3% of the total, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
12.3% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Preston - West, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Preston - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021429/preston-west/topic/family-households