Grenville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Grenville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Grenville than in the rest of the state, with only 7.9% of households consisting of one person. This gap helps explain why the typical home is more crowded than the national figure, with 2.9 people per household.

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📍 Grenville, Suburb / Locality

Where Grenville sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Grenville — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Grenville2.9
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of all homes in Grenville house two people, while 18.4% fit five. This means the typical household size is a little above the national figure of 2.5 people.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.9%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Grenville, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 5 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, who make up 65.6% of the group. One-parent families are well below the Australian figure, accounting for only 5.2% of the total.

5.2%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 5.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Grenville, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Grenville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21107/grenville/topic/family-households