Cremorne · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cremorne

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of residents live alone in Cremorne, making it a place with a very small typical household size. This trend toward single-person living is much more common here than in most other areas. Small homes and few children define the living arrangements in this part of Melbourne.

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📍 Cremorne, Suburb / Locality

Where Cremorne sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -4.8%
  • 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 Cremorne — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cremorne2.0
3121, VIC 2.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Cremorne holds just 2 people, which is well below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the 33.9% of people living alone, a rate well above the national average.

2.0 ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.9% ▲ +13.2%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.9%
  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 33.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cremorne, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up over half of all families here. At 5.4%, one-parent families are much less common than in most areas, falling well below the national figure of 14.1%.

5.4% ▼ -47.1%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 5.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cremorne, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 39%.

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 Cremorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20670/cremorne/topic/family-households