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.
Manningham - West · Sub-region (SA3)
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.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Manningham - West — higher than 71% of areas.
| Manningham - West | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.2% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Manningham - West, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Manningham - West, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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