2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Albion · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Albion
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of all homes in Albion are occupied by a single person, which is far more than in most other areas. This trend contributes to a small typical household size compared to the rest of the state. The area is also home to a notably high number of single-parent families.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Albion — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up 36.5% of households, which is far above the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Because of this, the typical home in Albion has 2.3 people, slightly lower than the national figure of 2.5.
36.5% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Albion, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are well above the national average at 18.3%. This is a significant gap compared to the 14.1% seen across Australia.
18.3% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Albion, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Albion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20021/albion/topic/family-households