Kallista · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kallista

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of the homes in Kallista are occupied by couples with children. This makes it a family-oriented area where typical households are about the same size as those across Victoria and Australia.

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Where Kallista sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Kallista — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kallista2.5
3791, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.5 people. While 39% of households consist of two people, those living alone make up 22.6% of the total, which is well below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.6% ▲ +18.2%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kallista, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.2% of families, while 33.8% are couples without children. Only 9.2% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

9.2% ▼ -10.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kallista, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Kallista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21286/kallista/topic/family-households