Chintin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chintin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero people living alone defines the residential landscape in Chintin. This is a place where almost every home is shared, leading to a typical household size of 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 Chintin, Suburb / Locality

Where Chintin sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Chintin — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chintin3.0
3756, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Chintin are larger than most, with 3.0 people per dwelling compared to the Australian figure of 2.5. While 44.8% of households contain two people, a significant 17.2% have six or more residents.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Chintin, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (27%) and 6 or more (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are very common here, making up 69.1% of the total. In contrast, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Chintin, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Chintin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20555/chintin/topic/family-households