Hallam · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hallam

How families and households are made up across the area.

An average of 3.0 people live in each home in Hallam, which is much higher than most other areas. This makes the suburb a hub for larger households, with far fewer people living alone than the national figure.

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Where Hallam sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 Hallam — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hallam3.0
3803, VIC 3.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Hallam are larger than usual, with a typical size of 3.0 people compared to 2.5 across Australia. This trend is reflected in the low number of single-person households, at 19.4%, which is well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.4% ▲ +18.6%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hallam, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 64.9%. One-parent families are slightly more common here than in the rest of Victoria, accounting for 14.6% of all families.

14.6% ▼ -7.5%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hallam, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Hallam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21125/hallam/topic/family-households