Gardenvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gardenvale

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.

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Where Gardenvale sits — Average household size

2.1 → 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 Gardenvale — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gardenvale2.1
3185, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

45.4% ▲ +11.6%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.6%
  • 2016: 38.4%
  • 2021: 45.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gardenvale, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gardenvale, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Gardenvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20965/gardenvale/topic/family-households