Allambee Reserve · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Allambee Reserve

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and fewer solo dwellers define daily life in Allambee Reserve. This is an area where a typical home holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most similar places. Most households are made up of families rather than individuals living alone.

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📍 Allambee Reserve, Suburb / Locality

Where Allambee Reserve sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Allambee Reserve — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Allambee Reserve2.8
3871, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 10.7% of people live alone here, a figure far below the national 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home is more crowded than usual, with a quarter of all households containing six or more people.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.7%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Allambee Reserve, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 6 or more (23%) and 5 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 55.6%, while one-parent families account for 12.5%. This last figure is higher than most similar areas, though it sits slightly below the national rate of 14.1%.

12.5%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Allambee Reserve, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Allambee Reserve [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20025/allambee-reserve/topic/family-households