2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kingston · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Kingston
How families and households are made up across the area.
Living arrangements in Kingston are varied, with a significant number of people choosing to live alone. About 28.5% of households consist of one person, which is higher than most other areas. This mix of single dwellers and family homes creates a diverse residential landscape across the region.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Kingston — lower than 71% of areas.
| Kingston | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home in Kingston holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 31.7% of households have two people, the number of one-person homes is a little above the state and national levels at 28.5%.
28.5% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Kingston splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 4 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.4%, while one-parent families are a little below the national figure at 12.7%. This share of single-parent homes has remained steady since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kingston, 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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20803/kingston/topic/family-households