Limestone · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Limestone

How families and households are made up across the area.

Two-person households are the most common arrangement in Limestone, making up 62.2% of all homes. This small community is defined by a very low number of single-person homes and a complete absence of one-parent families.

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📍 Limestone, Suburb / Locality

Where Limestone sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Limestone — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Limestone2.5
3717, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the own Victorian and national figures. Very few people live alone here, at just 11.1%, which is far below the national rate of 25.6%.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.1%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Limestone, 2 people is the majority at 62%; 1 person is next at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

No one-parent families were recorded in the area, a figure far below the 14.1% national average. Most families are couples, with 61.8% being couples without children and 44.9% being couples with children.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Limestone, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; Couples with children is next at 42%.

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 Limestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21508/limestone/topic/family-households