2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Melbourne - West · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Melbourne - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Higher household sizes than most similar areas define Melbourne - West. The region is a stronghold for larger living arrangements, where the typical home holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
2.9
▲ +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 - West — higher than 93% of areas.
| Melbourne - West | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household. This is reflected in the fact that only 19.9% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average.
19.9% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Melbourne - West, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 65.2% of families. One-parent families account for 14.5%, which is around the middle for its level and a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
14.5% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 51% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Melbourne - West, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/213/melbourne-west/topic/family-households