2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ivanhoe · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of homes in Ivanhoe are occupied by people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a mix of small, single-person households alongside a strong presence of families with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ivanhoe — lower than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Ivanhoe holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. However, a high 29.3% of residents live alone, a rate well above that of most other areas.
2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.3% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Ivanhoe splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 4 people at 17%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 60.6%, while one-parent families account for 10.4%. This proportion of single parents is a little below the state average and well below the national figure.
10.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Ivanhoe, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ivanhoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21246/ivanhoe/topic/family-households