1.8 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.5
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McIntyre · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is McIntyre — lower than 91% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
37.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In McIntyre, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (38%) and 4 people (13%).
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%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In McIntyre, Couples without children is the majority at 76%; Couples with children is next at 24%.
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