McIntyre · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in McIntyre

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households are the norm in McIntyre, where only 1.8 people live in the typical home. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, creating a quiet residential feel where more than a third of residents live on their own.

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Where McIntyre sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 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 McIntyre — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
McIntyre1.8
3472, VIC 2.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is common here, with 37.5% of households consisting of one person, which is far above the Victorian rate of 25.9%. Half of all homes are shared by just two people, contributing to a typical household size that is much lower than most areas.

1.8

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In McIntyre, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (38%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 86.4% of families, while one-parent families are entirely absent. This 0.0% figure is far below the national average of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In McIntyre, Couples without children is the majority at 76%; Couples with children is next at 24%.

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 McIntyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21626/mcintyre/topic/family-households