2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kingston
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-person living than most similar areas define Kingston. The area is primarily made up of two-person households, with 32.4% of all homes occupied by one person. This creates a smaller typical household size compared to the state and national figures.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 Kingston — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Kingston holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 32.4% of people live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%.
32.4% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kingston, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up a large portion of the local family mix at 43.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 8.4%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
8.4% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kingston, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21364/kingston/topic/family-households