Kewell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kewell

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households and a high number of children define daily life in Kewell. Very few people live alone here, and the typical home holds 2.7 people, which is slightly more than the national figure.

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📍 Kewell, Suburb / Locality

Where Kewell sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Kewell — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kewell2.7
3390, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 14.3% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why nearly half of all homes in the area house exactly two people.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Kewell, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 4 people is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17% of the total, a figure that is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. Almost 47% of families are couples with children.

17.0%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kewell, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children 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 Kewell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21338/kewell/topic/family-households