Huntingdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Huntingdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing homes in Huntingdale than in many similar areas. This small pocket of Melbourne is mostly made up of families, with 62.5% of households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Huntingdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Huntingdale sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +3.8%
  • 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 Huntingdale — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Huntingdale2.7
3166, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Fewer people live alone here compared to the state and national figures, with only 22% of households consisting of one person.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.0% ▼ -7.0%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.7%
  • 2016: 22.3%
  • 2021: 22.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Huntingdale, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children are the most common family type at 62.5%. One-parent families make up 11.3% of the total, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

11.3% ▲ +1.0%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Huntingdale, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Huntingdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21218/huntingdale/topic/family-households