Napoleons · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Napoleons

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Napoleons, where 2.8 people live in the typical home. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. The area is heavily dominated by families, with very few people living on their own.

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Where Napoleons sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -6.7%
  • 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 Napoleons — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Napoleons2.8
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 16.2% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% national figure. Most homes hold two people (38.7%), though larger households are frequent, with 18.3% of homes housing four people.

2.8 ▼ -6.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.2% ▲ +1.9%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 16.8%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Napoleons, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 67.4%. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 4.5%, a figure well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

4.5% ▼ -19.9%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Napoleons, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Napoleons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21877/napoleons/topic/family-households