2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Grahamvale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Grahamvale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 62% of families in Grahamvale are couples with children, making it a place where large households are common. The typical home here holds nearly three people, which is a little above the national figure.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Grahamvale — higher than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Grahamvale are larger than most, with 2.8 people per dwelling. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 15%, which is far below the Victoria and Australia figures.
15.0% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Grahamvale, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 6.1% of the total, a figure that is well below the national and state averages. Most families here are couples, with 30.3% having no children.
6.1% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Grahamvale, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Grahamvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21084/grahamvale/topic/family-households