Balintore · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Balintore

How families and households are made up across the area.

Six out of ten households in Balintore are made up of just one person. This is a far higher share than the national figure, creating a unique split where most homes are either very small or contain four or more people.

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📍 Balintore, Suburb / Locality

Where Balintore sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Balintore — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Balintore2.5
3249, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian averages. However, 60% of residents live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

60.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 60.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Balintore, 1 person is the majority at 56%; 4 people is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than in most similar areas.

17.1%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Balintore, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 14%.

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 Balintore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20107/balintore/topic/family-households