2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Limestone · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Limestone — higher than 50% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
11.1% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Limestone, 2 people is the majority at 62%; 1 person is next at 11%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Limestone, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; Couples with children is next at 42%.
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