Elliminyt · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Elliminyt

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 64.2% of the families in Elliminyt, marking it as a strong hub for family life. This creates a community where homes are generally larger and more crowded than in other parts of the country.

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📍 Elliminyt, Suburb / Locality

Where Elliminyt 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 Elliminyt — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Elliminyt2.7
3250, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.7 people per home, households here are larger than in most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 20.2%, 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: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.2% ▲ +19.0%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 20.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Elliminyt, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures are dominated by couples, with only 7.7% of families being one-parent households. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

7.7% ▼ -3.4%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Elliminyt, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Elliminyt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20859/elliminyt/topic/family-households