Manningham - West · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in Manningham - West

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Manningham - West, where more people live together than in most similar areas. This is reflected in a strong presence of family units and a lower-than-average number of people living by themselves.

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📍 Manningham - West, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Manningham - West sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Manningham - West — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Manningham - West2.6
Greater Melbourne 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than in most areas and slightly above the national figure. This helps explain why only 21.2% of people live alone, a figure well below both the Victorian and Australian averages.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.2% ▲ +15.8%

Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 18.3%
  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Manningham - West, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 61.4%. One-parent families account for 11.9% of the total, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national average.

11.9% ▲ +11.9%

Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Manningham - West, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Manningham - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20702/manningham-west/topic/family-households