2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Altona North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Altona North
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of residents in Altona North live alone, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. The community is largely made up of family households, though there is a notable presence of single-person homes.
2.5
→ 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 Altona North — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 27.5% of people live alone, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures and has risen since 2011. The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as across the state and country.
27.5% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Altona North splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.5% of the area, which is a little above the national figure. This is higher than most similar areas, though the proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
15.5% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Altona North, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 Altona North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021343/altona-north/topic/family-households