Appin South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Appin South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households are the norm in Appin South, where just 2.0 people live in the typical home. This is well below the national figure of 2.5 and reflects a community with fewer people sharing each dwelling than in most other areas.

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📍 Appin South, Suburb / Locality

Where Appin South sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Appin South — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Appin South2.0
3579, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 2.0 people per home, household sizes here are much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian average of 2.5.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Appin South, 2 people is the majority at 70%; 1 person is next at 30%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This group is more common here than in most other similar areas.

20.0%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Appin South splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (41%) and Couples without children (36%), with One-parent families at 23%.

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 Appin South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20051/appin-south/topic/family-households