Eaglemont · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Eaglemont

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 65% of families in Eaglemont are couples with children, making it an area dominated by family life. This focus on families means there are far fewer people living alone and single-parent homes compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Eaglemont, Suburb / Locality

Where Eaglemont sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Eaglemont — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Eaglemont2.7
3084, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.7 people. Only 18.7% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.7% ▼ -10.8%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.9%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 18.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Eaglemont, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 6.8% of the total, a figure well below the Victorian average of 13.3%. Most families are couples, with 27.6% having no children living at home.

6.8% ▼ -6.1%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Eaglemont, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Eaglemont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20825/eaglemont/topic/family-households