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 - South East · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Melbourne - South East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in Melbourne - South East, reflecting a high demand for larger living spaces. This area is geared towards multi-person households, with far fewer people living alone than in the rest of the state or 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 - South East — higher than 93% of areas.
| Melbourne - South East | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 18.8% of households are people living alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
18.8% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 94% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Melbourne - South East, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 65.4% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.2%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
13.2% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Melbourne - South East, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/212/melbourne-south-east/topic/family-households