2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Knowsley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Knowsley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Knowsley have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on family life. A large majority of homes are headed by couples with children, and the typical household size matches the national figure.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Knowsley — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With 2.5 people per home, Knowsley matches the typical household size seen across Victoria and Australia. About 25.9% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
25.9% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Knowsley, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are common here, with 62.8% of households being couples with children. One-parent families make up only 8.8% of the total, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
8.8% ▲ +90.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Knowsley, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Knowsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21373/knowsley/topic/family-households