2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gardenvale · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all households in Gardenvale are people living alone, making it a place with very small living arrangements. This trend is reflected in the typical home size, which is much lower than in most other similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gardenvale — lower than 81% of areas.
Average household size.
A striking 45.4% of people live alone, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. Consequently, the typical home holds just 2.1 people, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.5.
2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
45.4% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Gardenvale, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 4 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest family group at 64.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.4%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
10.4% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Gardenvale, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Gardenvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20965/gardenvale/topic/family-households