Kithbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kithbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Kithbrook, where the typical home holds only 2.1 people. This is much lower than most areas, driven by a very high number of people living on their own.

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📍 Kithbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Kithbrook sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Kithbrook — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kithbrook2.1
3666, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 41.9% of residents live alone, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in Kithbrook has just 2.1 people, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.5.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

41.9%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 54.5%
  • 2021: 41.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kithbrook, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (25%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.3% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 6.3%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.3%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kithbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Kithbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21370/kithbrook/topic/family-households