Aireys Inlet · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Aireys Inlet

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Aireys Inlet are couples without children. This makes the area feel quite different from the national norm, as homes here are generally smaller with fewer people living in them.

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📍 Aireys Inlet, Suburb / Locality

Where Aireys Inlet sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -12.5%
  • 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 Aireys Inlet — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aireys Inlet2.1
3231, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Aireys Inlet holds only 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas. This is partly because 28.5% of people live alone, a figure a little above the national average of 25.6%.

2.1 ▼ -12.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.5% ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.1%
  • 2016: 31.7%
  • 2021: 28.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aireys Inlet, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest family group at 46.3%. One-parent families account for 11.5% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.5% ▼ -1.7%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Aireys Inlet splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (46%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Aireys Inlet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20013/aireys-inlet/topic/family-households