Keely · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Keely

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of people live alone in Keely than in most similar areas. This creates a distinct mix of households where 36.4% of residents live by themselves, while family homes remain a significant part of the local landscape.

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📍 Keely, Suburb / Locality

Where Keely sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +14.3%
  • 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 Keely — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Keely2.4
3568, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are very common here, making up 36.4% of all households, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as in Victoria and across Australia.

2.4 ▲ +14.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.4% ▼ -15.2%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42.9%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 36.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Keely, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 4 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 28.9% of the total, a figure that is far above both the state (13.3%) and national (14.1%) averages. This is among the highest proportions seen in similar areas.

28.9% ▲ +718.5%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 28.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Keely, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families 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 Keely [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21313/keely/topic/family-households