Hiawatha · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hiawatha

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than two people live in the typical home in Hiawatha, making it an area of very small households. This is well below the typical figures for both Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Hiawatha, Suburb / Locality

Where Hiawatha sits — Average household size

1.6
  • 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 Hiawatha — lower than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hiawatha1.6
3971, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.6 people per home, Hiawatha has some of the lowest household densities among similar areas. This is well below the state and national figure of 2.5 people per dwelling.

1.6

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.4
  • 2021: 1.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Hiawatha, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 47%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 64%, ahead of Couples with children (0%).

Family composition

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In Hiawatha, Couples without children is the majority at 100%.

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 Hiawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21183/hiawatha/topic/family-households