Addington · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Addington

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller than typical homes define Addington, where a high number of single-person households stand out. The area has a low number of people per home compared to most other areas, with about 27% of residents living alone.

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📍 Addington, Suburb / Locality

Where Addington sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Addington — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Addington2.2
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here are small, with only 2.2 people per house, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that 26.9% of people live alone, a rate slightly above the national figure.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.9%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Addington, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 43.2%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up only 6.8% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% national average.

6.8%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Addington splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (48%) and Couples with children (45%), with One-parent families at 8%.

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 Addington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20008/addington/topic/family-households