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.
Keely · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Keely — lower than 57% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
36.4% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Keely, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 4 people (22%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Keely, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 25%.
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