2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maidstone · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Maidstone
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-parent families than most similar areas define the household makeup in Maidstone. While the typical home size matches national figures, the area sees a higher proportion of people living alone. This mix of family types creates a diverse residential landscape across the suburb.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Maidstone — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 26.9% of people live alone, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 31.1% housing two people and 26.9% housing just one.
26.9% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Maidstone splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.2% of the local mix, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average of 13.3%. Couples with children are the most common group, accounting for 55.8% of families.
16.2% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maidstone, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Maidstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21575/maidstone/topic/family-households