Kardella · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kardella

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 70% of families in Kardella are couples with children, making it an area where family life is very central. This high proportion of families with children helps explain why homes here are larger than usual, with an average of 2.8 people per household.

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📍 Kardella, Suburb / Locality

Where Kardella sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Kardella — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kardella2.8
3951, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are typically larger than the national figure of 2.5 people. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 20.4%, which is well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.4% ▲ +18.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Kardella splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (26%), with 1 person at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures are very stable, with one-parent families making up only 3.7% of the total. This is far below the Australian figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.

3.7% ▼ -49.3%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 3.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kardella, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Kardella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21300/kardella/topic/family-households