Kingower · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kingower

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people per home define Kingower, where the typical household size is well below both the Victorian and national figures. This gap highlights a residential pattern that differs sharply from the broader state, with just 2.0 people living in the usual home.

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📍 Kingower, Suburb / Locality

Where Kingower sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Kingower — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kingower2.0
3517, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living arrangements in Kingower are much smaller than in most areas. The typical home has 2.0 people, which is well below the figure for Victoria and Australia, where the usual number is 2.5.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Kingower, the largest group is 1 person at 48%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 66.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.1% of the total, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas but well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

11.1%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kingower, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Kingower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21361/kingower/topic/family-households