Homebush · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Homebush

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families are far more common in Homebush than in other parts of the state, making up 21.7% of the local total. This gap stands out as the area's most striking family characteristic, contrasted against a typical home size that is slightly smaller than the national figure.

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📍 Homebush, Suburb / Locality

Where Homebush sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Homebush — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Homebush2.2
3465, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Homebush usually hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the figure for both Victoria and Australia.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Homebush, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 44%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents head 21.7% of families here, a figure well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. Most local families are couples without children, who make up 47.8% of the total.

21.7%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Homebush, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families 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 Homebush [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21198/homebush/topic/family-households