2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Essendon · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Essendon
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-person homes makes Essendon stand out from other areas. More than 33% of households consist of just one person, which is well above the national figure. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a shift toward smaller living arrangements across the suburb.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Essendon — lower than 86% of areas.
| Essendon | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Essendon holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian average of 2.5. Single-person households are very common here at 33.3%, a figure that is well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.
33.3% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Essendon splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 59.3%, while one-parent families account for 11.3%. This share of single-parent homes is much lower than in most similar areas and has fallen slightly since 2011.
11.3% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Essendon, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Essendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20603/essendon/topic/family-households