Inverleigh · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Inverleigh

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger living arrangements have become more common in Inverleigh, where the typical home now holds 3.0 people. This is a little above the state and national figures, marking the area as a place where few people live alone.

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📍 Inverleigh, Suburb / Locality

Where Inverleigh sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +7.1%
  • 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 Inverleigh — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Inverleigh3.0
3321, VIC 3.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 11.4% of people live alone, which is far below the Victorian and Australian figures. Most homes house two people (34%) or four people (21.8%), contributing to a household size that is much higher than most areas.

3.0 ▲ +7.1%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.4% ▼ -38.3%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 16.8%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Inverleigh, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 69.9% of families in Inverleigh. One-parent families account for just 5.6%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

5.6% ▼ -25.1%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.5%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 5.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Inverleigh, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; 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 Inverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21234/inverleigh/topic/family-households