2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Camberwell · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 64.1% of families in Camberwell, which is the most common family type in the area. This contributes to a typical home size of 2.6 people, which is higher than in most other similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Camberwell — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Camberwell holds 2.6 people, a figure slightly above the state and national averages. About 23.4% of residents live alone, which is a little below the Victorian rate of 25.9%.
2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.4% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Camberwell, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.6% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 64.1% having children and 25.3% without.
9.6% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Camberwell, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Camberwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20453/camberwell/topic/family-households