Belgrave South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Belgrave South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a dominant 67.9% of the local mix in Belgrave South. This is a place of large households, where the typical home holds more people than most other areas in Australia.

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📍 Belgrave South, Suburb / Locality

Where Belgrave South sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 South — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Belgrave South3.0
3160, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 3.0 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This larger home size is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 13.9%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.9% ▲ +2.3%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Belgrave South, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 7.1% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and national averages. Most families here are couples, with 67.9% having children and 24.5% without.

7.1% ▼ -26.1%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Belgrave South, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20190/belgrave-south/topic/family-households