2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Geelong · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Geelong
How families and households are made up across the area.
About the same as state and national figures, Geelong's household patterns show a stable mix of family types. Most homes have 2 or 3 people, with 56.8% of families consisting of couples with children.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Geelong — higher than 57% of areas.
| Geelong | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.5 people live in each home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is about the same as the Victorian and Australian averages.
26.5% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Geelong, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.8% of families, while one-parent families account for 13.6%. This last figure is lower than most areas and has fallen by 1 point since 2011.
13.6% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Geelong, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/203/geelong/topic/family-households