Healesville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Healesville

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher share of people live alone in Healesville compared to the state and national figures. This makes the area stand out from other similar places, despite the typical household size remaining around the national average of 2.5 people.

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📍 Healesville, Suburb / Locality

Where Healesville sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Healesville — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Healesville2.4
3777, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.8% of residents live alone, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian figure. Most homes house two people (36.7%), while 13% have four people.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.8% ▼ -1.5%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.2%
  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 27.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Healesville, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families here are couples with children (53.3%). One-parent families make up 14.8% of the total, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state average.

14.8% ▼ -10.6%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.5%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Healesville, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 Healesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21158/healesville/topic/family-households