Kelvin View · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kelvin View

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Kelvin View than in the rest of the country, with 0% of households consisting of a single person. This makes it a very family-oriented area where the typical home holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 Kelvin View, Suburb / Locality

Where Kelvin View sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Kelvin View — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kelvin View2.8
3666, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Household sizes are much higher than most areas, with over half (51.9%) of homes housing two people and nearly 30% containing five. This explains why the area is among the lowest in the country for people living alone.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Kelvin View, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 5 people is next at 32%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.6%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.6%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kelvin View, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Kelvin View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21321/kelvin-view/topic/family-households