Hopetoun Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hopetoun Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Hopetoun Park holds 3.5 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This is a family-focused area where very few people live alone. Most households are large, with nearly 30% consisting of four people.

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📍 Hopetoun Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Hopetoun Park sits — Average household size

3.5 ▲ +6.1%
  • 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 Hopetoun Park — higher than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hopetoun Park3.5
3340, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.5 people per home, Hopetoun Park has some of the highest occupancy rates for its area. Only 7.9% of people live alone, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.

3.5 ▲ +6.1%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.5
  • 2021: 3.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.9% ▼ -13.4%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hopetoun Park, the largest group is 4 people at 29%, followed by 2 people (22%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 79.3% of families here. One-parent families account for just 4.0%, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 14.1%.

4.0% ▲ +88.7%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 4.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hopetoun Park, Couples with children is the majority at 79%; Couples without children is next at 16%.

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 Hopetoun Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21202/hopetoun-park/topic/family-households