2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Melbourne - North West · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Melbourne - North West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost three people per home is the norm for Melbourne - North West, which is among the highest rates for this level. The area is defined by large households and a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
→ 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 - North West — higher than 93% of areas.
| Melbourne - North West | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. Only 20.1% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6% and has barely changed since 2011.
20.1% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Melbourne - North West, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 65.8%. One-parent families account for 13.6% of the total, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
13.6% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Melbourne - North West, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; 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 Melbourne - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/210/melbourne-north-west/topic/family-households