Ancona · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ancona

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 7.3% of people live alone in Ancona, a figure that is far below the national average. This makes the area stand out for its very low number of single-person households. Most residents here live in pairs or as part of a family unit.

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📍 Ancona, Suburb / Locality

Where Ancona sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Ancona — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ancona2.3
3715, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Ancona holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures. This smaller household size is driven by the fact that 70.7% of homes are occupied by exactly two people.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.3%

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 7.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ancona, 2 people is the majority at 76%; 1 person is next at 8%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 60% of families here, while one-parent families are much lower than most areas at just 5.9%. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

5.9%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 5.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ancona, Couples without children is the majority at 63%; Couples with children is next at 31%.

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 Ancona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20043/ancona/topic/family-households