Nunawading · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Nunawading

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people per home than usual live in Nunawading, where most households are family-based. This is a place where couples with children make up the largest group, comprising 63.4% of families.

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📍 Nunawading, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Nunawading sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Nunawading — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nunawading2.6
3131, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 2.6 people live in each home, a figure that is higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011. About 26.3% of households consist of one person, which is around the middle for its level.

2.6 → 0.0%

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

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.3% ▲ +5.2%

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 25.0%
  • 2016: 25.2%
  • 2021: 26.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Nunawading splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (26%), with 4 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.7% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type.

10.7% ▼ -7.5%

Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nunawading, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 Nunawading [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041271/nunawading/topic/family-households