Airport West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Airport West

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 31% of people in Airport West live alone, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes means the area has fewer people per household than most other places. The typical home here is smaller than the state average, with a trend toward fewer residents per dwelling.

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📍 Airport West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Airport West sits — Average household size

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
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  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
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  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Airport West — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Airport West2.3
3042, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Airport West has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian average of 2.5. This is driven by the 31.4% of residents living alone, a figure that has risen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.4% ▲ +22.8%

Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 31.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Airport West splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.4% of the total, which is a little above the national figure, though this has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.

15.4% ▼ -12.7%

Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Airport West, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Airport West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011226/airport-west/topic/family-households