2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Allestree · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Allestree
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far lower rate of one-parent families than the state average defines Allestree. Most households are centered around couples with children, which is a striking contrast to the wider Victorian and national trends. This creates a community where traditional family structures are very common.
2.6
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- 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 Allestree — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While 25.8% of people live alone, the most common household size is two people at 29%.
25.8% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Allestree splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 1 person (25%), with 4 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up a huge 70.6% of families. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 5.6%, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
5.6% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Allestree, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Allestree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20030/allestree/topic/family-households