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.
Highett · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Highett
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Highett live on their own, which is well above the national figure. This trend makes the area stand out compared to most other similar places. While many people live alone, the typical household size remains around 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
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 Highett — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Almost 30% of households consist of one person, a figure well above the Victorian average of 26%. The most common household size is two people, making up 31.8% of all homes.
29.6% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Highett splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (30%), with 4 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.4%, while one-parent families account for 12.7%. This last figure is higher than most similar areas, though it is a little below the Australian average.
12.7% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Highett, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Highett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21185/highett/topic/family-households