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.
Stonnington - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Stonnington - East
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Stonnington - East than in most similar areas. This trend is a standout feature of the local community, with nearly 30% of households consisting of just one person. Most homes here are small, typically housing around two people.
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 Stonnington - East — lower than 71% of areas.
| Stonnington - East | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6% that has risen since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 32.1%, while the typical household size of 2.4 people is about the same as the rest of the country.
29.9% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Stonnington - East splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (30%), with 4 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 62.2% of local families, while only 9.7% are one-parent families. This last figure is among the lowest at this level and sits well below the national average of 14.1%.
9.7% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Stonnington - East, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Stonnington - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20804/stonnington-east/topic/family-households