2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Oakleigh - Huntingdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Oakleigh - Huntingdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Oakleigh - Huntingdale than in 2011, though the typical home still holds 2.6 people. This is a family-heavy area where over 60% of households are couples with children. While the number of single-person homes has risen, the overall number of people per home has edged down slightly over the last decade.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Oakleigh - Huntingdale — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 23.4% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits a little below the Victorian average of 25.9%. Most homes contain two people (32.1%), while the typical number of residents per home is 2.6, which is higher than most areas.
23.4% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Oakleigh - Huntingdale, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 60.6%, followed by couples without children at 25.3%. One-parent families account for 12.4% of the total, which is about the same as the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2011.
12.4% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Oakleigh - Huntingdale, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Oakleigh - Huntingdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051326/oakleigh-huntingdale/topic/family-households