2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maindample · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Maindample
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Maindample than in most similar areas, with only 15.7% of households consisting of one person. This trend is reflected in the local family structures, where couples with children make up over half of all families.
2.6
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- 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 Maindample — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Maindample holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While 42.7% of households contain two people, those with just one resident are well below the national figure of 25.6%.
15.7% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Maindample, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children form the largest group at 54.2%, while one-parent families make up only 6%. This is well below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
6.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maindample, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Maindample [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21579/maindample/topic/family-households