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.
Neerim · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Neerim
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Neerim compared to the rest of the country, where only 18.9% of households are single-person homes. This makes the area's housing landscape feel different from the state and national trends. Most homes here are occupied by couples, creating a strong family-focused profile for the town.
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 Neerim — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Neerim holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Nearly 60% of households consist of two people, while those with six or more residents make up 5.4% of the total.
18.9% → 0.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Neerim, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 45.1% of families, while those without children account for 40%. One-parent families represent 9.7% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.7% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Neerim, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 Neerim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21907/neerim/topic/family-households