2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Eddington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Eddington
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Eddington, where the typical home holds 2.6 people. This is a family-heavy community where only 14.3% of residents live alone, a figure far below the national average.
2.6
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- 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 Eddington — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Very few people live by themselves here, with the 14.3% rate sitting far below the 25.6% national figure. Most homes house two people (35.7%), while those with three or more people make up about 33%.
14.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Eddington, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are common in Eddington, making up 62.1% of all family homes. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 5.7%, which is well below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
5.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Eddington, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Eddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20842/eddington/topic/family-households