Clifton Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clifton Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households have become more common in Clifton Hill over the last decade. The area is now defined by a high number of people living alone, with 27.6% of all homes being single-person households.

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Where Clifton Hill sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Clifton Hill — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clifton Hill2.3
3068, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is 2.3, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 35.9%, while 27.6% of residents live alone, a rate higher than most areas.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.6% ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 27.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Clifton Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 8.3%, which is well below the figures for Victoria (13.3%) and Australia (14.1%).

8.3% ▼ -34.3%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clifton Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Clifton Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20574/clifton-hill/topic/family-households