2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Edithvale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Edithvale
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of homes in Edithvale are now occupied by a single person. This shift reflects a trend towards smaller living arrangements, though the area remains a strong base for families with children.
2.4
→ 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 Edithvale — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. However, 26.8% of households consist of one person, a rate higher than most other areas.
26.8% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Edithvale, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.2%. One-parent families account for 14.8% of the total, which is a little above the state average.
14.8% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Edithvale, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Edithvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20848/edithvale/topic/family-households