Hoddles Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hoddles Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Hoddles Creek, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a place where few people live on their own.

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📍 Hoddles Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Hoddles Creek sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +7.7%
  • 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 Hoddles Creek — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hoddles Creek2.8
3139, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15.6% of people here live alone, which is far below the Victorian and national figures of around 26%. This helps explain why the typical household size is a little above the state and national average of 2.5 people.

2.8 ▲ +7.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.6% ▼ -26.0%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hoddles Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of all families are couples with children, making up 48.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

12.2% ▲ +91.1%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hoddles Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Hoddles Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21196/hoddles-creek/topic/family-households