Kialla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kialla

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Kialla, where the typical home holds nearly three people. This is a family-heavy community where very few residents live on their own compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Kialla, Suburb / Locality

Where Kialla sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Kialla — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kialla2.9
3631, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.9% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.9% ▲ +5.3%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 16.6%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kialla, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 65.7%. One-parent families account for 9.3%, which is well below the Victorian average of 13.3%.

9.3% ▲ +19.8%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kialla, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; 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 Kialla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21340/kialla/topic/family-households