2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Altona Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Altona Meadows
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-parent families define the home lives of people in Altona Meadows. While the typical home size matches the national figure, there is a notable mix of family types and a high number of people living on their own.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Altona Meadows — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 27% of residents live alone, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures. Most homes are occupied by one or two people, with two-person households being the most common at 32.6%.
27.0% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Altona Meadows, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.9% of the area, a figure that is well above the state average and much higher than most similar areas. Couples with children are the largest group, accounting for 57.3% of families.
16.9% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Altona Meadows, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Altona Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20036/altona-meadows/topic/family-households