Humevale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Humevale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live in each home in Humevale than is typical across the country. This is a family-focused area where the usual household size is 3.1 people, which is a little above the national and state figures of 2.5.

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Where Humevale sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +14.8%
  • 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 Humevale — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Humevale3.1
3757, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with 30% of households having two people and 19.1% having four. This helps explain why far fewer people live alone here compared to Victoria, where the figure is 25.9%.

3.1 ▲ +14.8%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2% ▼ -2.3%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 22.1%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Humevale, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 63.2%. One-parent families account for 13.0% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the Victorian average.

13.0% ▲ +67.3%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Humevale, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Humevale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21215/humevale/topic/family-households