Kiata · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kiata

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-person homes are far more common in Kiata than in most other areas. While many homes are headed by couples with children, about 32% of households consist of just one person, making the typical home smaller than the state average.

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📍 Kiata, Suburb / Locality

Where Kiata sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Kiata — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kiata2.3
3418, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home in Kiata holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This smaller household size is driven by the 32.1% of people living alone, a rate well above both Victoria and Australia.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.1%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 32.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kiata, the largest group is 1 person at 47%, followed by 2 people (37%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 66% of the area, but there are no one-parent families here. This is far below the national average of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kiata, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Kiata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21343/kiata/topic/family-households