Ellinbank · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ellinbank

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Ellinbank than in most similar areas, with 2.6 people per household. This is a family-focused community where nearly 60% of households are couples with children.

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📍 Ellinbank, Suburb / Locality

Where Ellinbank sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Ellinbank — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ellinbank2.6
3821, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 23.8% of people live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 36.3% of the area.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.8% ▲ +44.6%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ellinbank, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 7.7% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

7.7% ▼ -16.4%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ellinbank, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Ellinbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20860/ellinbank/topic/family-households