Belgrave Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Belgrave Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in Belgrave Heights, where the typical home now holds 2.9 people. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits above both the state and national figures. It is a place where families dominate, with very few people living on their own.

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📍 Belgrave Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Belgrave Heights sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Belgrave Heights — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Belgrave Heights2.9
3160, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.6% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.6% ▲ +3.1%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 18.1%
  • 2021: 16.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Belgrave Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 64.6%. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.3% ▲ +7.3%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Belgrave Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Belgrave Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20189/belgrave-heights/topic/family-households