Hallston · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hallston

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a home in Hallston than in most similar areas. This community is shaped by a high number of single-person households and a very low rate of one-parent families, with a typical home holding 2.3 people.

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📍 Hallston, Suburb / Locality

Where Hallston sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Hallston — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hallston2.3
3953, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 30% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This explains why the typical home here is smaller than average, with only 2.3 people per household.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.2% ▲ +10.1%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 39.7%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hallston, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 6.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Victorian (13.3%) and Australian (14.1%) averages. Most families are couples, either with children (47.7%) or without (40.8%).

6.2% ▼ -29.2%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hallston, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 43%.

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 Hallston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21128/hallston/topic/family-households