2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Amherst · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Amherst
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define the local landscape in Amherst, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most similar areas and reflects a community with a high proportion of people living alone.
2.1
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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 Amherst — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 37.5% of all households.
29.2% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Amherst, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.4% of the community, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and national averages. Couples with children are the largest family group at 47.4%.
18.4% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Amherst, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Amherst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20039/amherst/topic/family-households