2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fitzroy · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Fitzroy
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 39% of people in Fitzroy live alone, which is far higher than the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households and smaller living arrangements.
2.0
▼ -4.8%
- 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 Fitzroy — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With 38.3% of people living alone, the typical home in Fitzroy holds only 2.0 people. This is well below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5 people per home.
38.3% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Fitzroy splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 16.3% of the area, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
16.3% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Fitzroy, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Fitzroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20924/fitzroy/topic/family-households