2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brimbank · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Brimbank
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are a common feature of daily life in Brimbank, where an average of 2.9 people live in each house. This is much higher than most other areas. The region is defined by large family groups, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Brimbank — higher than 89% of areas.
| Brimbank | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 20.4% of people here live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. While the typical home holds 2.9 people, this is slightly lower than the 3.0 people per home seen in 2011.
20.4% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brimbank, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life in Brimbank is often centered around children, with 60% of families being couples with kids. One-parent families make up 18.5% of the total, which is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%.
18.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brimbank, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Brimbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21301/brimbank/topic/family-households