2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Melbourne - North East · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Melbourne - North East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Melbourne - North East compared to the rest of Victoria and Australia. This region is defined by larger households, with a typical home holding 2.7 people, which is much higher than in most other similar areas.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 - North East — higher than 86% of areas.
| Melbourne - North East | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 21.7% of people here live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why homes are larger than usual, though the typical number of people per home has edged down slightly since 2011.
21.7% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Melbourne - North East, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.8% of families. One-parent families account for 13.1%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
13.1% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Melbourne - North East, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/209/melbourne-north-east/topic/family-households