2.8 ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kinglake Central · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in Kinglake Central than in most similar areas. This is a family-heavy community where only 12.3% of households consist of a single person, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kinglake Central — higher than 76% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.8 people, a little above the figure for Victoria and Australia. This high density is reflected in the fact that 41.3% of households have two people, while 12.3% of residents live alone.
2.8 ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
12.3% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Kinglake Central, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 4 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58% of families in Kinglake Central. One-parent families account for 10.9%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
10.9% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Kinglake Central, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Kinglake Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21359/kinglake-central/topic/family-households