2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Melbourne - Inner East · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Melbourne - Inner East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer one-parent families live in Melbourne - Inner East than in most other Australian areas. While the typical household size of 2.6 people is about the same as the national figure, the region has a much higher proportion of multi-person homes compared to similar areas.
2.6
→ 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 Melbourne - Inner East — higher than 71% of areas.
| Melbourne - Inner East | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 32.1%. While the number of people living alone has risen to 24.7% since 2011, this remains lower than most other areas.
24.7% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Melbourne - Inner East, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families are couples with children, making up 62.4% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.2%, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.2% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Melbourne - Inner East, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Melbourne - Inner East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/207/melbourne-inner-east/topic/family-households