2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Heidelberg West · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Heidelberg West
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in Heidelberg West compared to the state or national average. This contributes to a smaller typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Heidelberg West — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 34.9% of residents live by themselves, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. Because of this, homes here are smaller than in most areas, with 31.4% of households containing two people.
34.9% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Heidelberg West splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24% of the total, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. Other common family types include couples with children, who account for 50.5% of families.
24.0% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Heidelberg West, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; One-parent families is next at 24%.
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 Heidelberg West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21169/heidelberg-west/topic/family-households