2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Horfield · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Horfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
Half of all households in Horfield consist of couples with children, making this the most common living arrangement. While many families live here, the area also has a very high proportion of people living by themselves.
2.4
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- 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 Horfield — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
One in three people live alone, which is well above the Victorian and national figures. Overall, the typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
33.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Horfield, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.7% of families, while one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, at just 5.3%.
5.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Horfield, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (5%).
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 Horfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21205/horfield/topic/family-households