Aspendale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Aspendale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 67.9% of all families in Aspendale, forming the backbone of the local community. This is a place where homes are typically larger than in most similar areas, reflecting a strong presence of family households.

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📍 Aspendale, Suburb / Locality

Where Aspendale sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Aspendale — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aspendale2.7
3195, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Aspendale holds 2.7 people, which is higher than in most areas. This larger household size is reflected in the fact that far fewer people live alone here (21.1%) compared to the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.1% ▼ -3.5%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.9%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aspendale, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up 10.6% of the total. This proportion of single-parent homes is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

10.6% ▼ 0.0%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Aspendale, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Aspendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20079/aspendale/topic/family-households