Brimin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brimin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Brimin than in most similar areas. This is a place where households are typically smaller than the national figure, but the vast majority are made up of two or more people.

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📍 Brimin, Suburb / Locality

Where Brimin sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Brimin — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brimin2.2
3685, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Brimin holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. Only 14.3% of people live alone, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Brimin, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 47.6%, followed closely by couples with children at 42.9%. One-parent families account for 7.1%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

7.1%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Brimin splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (49%) and Couples with children (44%), with One-parent families at 7%.

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 Brimin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20341/brimin/topic/family-households