2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Melbourne - Outer East · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Melbourne - Outer East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most other areas define Melbourne - Outer East. This region is a stronghold for family living, where only 22.1% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 - Outer East — higher than 71% of areas.
| Melbourne - Outer East | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is much higher than in most areas. While 32.4% of households consist of two people, the proportion of those living alone has rose slightly since 2011 to 22.1%.
22.1% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Melbourne - Outer East, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, 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 62.5%. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.3% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Melbourne - Outer East, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 - Outer East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/211/melbourne-outer-east/topic/family-households