2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Heathmont · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Heathmont
How families and households are made up across the area.
Two-thirds of families in Heathmont are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. This focus on families is reflected in the local housing, where homes tend to be larger than in many other areas.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Heathmont — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Heathmont holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that far fewer people live alone here compared to the Victorian figure of 25.9%.
21.6% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Heathmont, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 66.4% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.5%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.5% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Heathmont, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Heathmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21165/heathmont/topic/family-households