2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Highton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Highton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 64% of families in Highton include children, making it a significant hub for family living. The area sees a higher number of people per home than most similar places, with a typical household size of 2.6 people.
2.6
→ 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 Highton — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly larger than the national figure, with 2.6 people per household. About 23.2% of residents live alone, which is a little below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
23.2% ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Highton, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.2% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 64% raising children and 26.2% without.
9.2% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Highton, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Highton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21187/highton/topic/family-households