Netherby · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Netherby

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 80% of families in Netherby are couples with children, making it a very family-focused place. This high proportion of parents helps explain why homes here are larger than in most other areas, with a typical household of 2.6 people.

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📍 Netherby, Suburb / Locality

Where Netherby sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Netherby — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Netherby2.6
3418, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 25.6% of residents live alone, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure. While one-person homes are common, 10.3% of households are large, containing six or more people.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.6% ▲ +6.8%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.0%
  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Netherby, the largest group is 1 person at 29%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 2 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

No one-parent families were recorded in Netherby, a figure far below both the Victorian and Australian averages. Every family in the area is a couple, with 80.7% having children and 19.3% without.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Netherby, Couples with children is the majority at 81%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Netherby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21919/netherby/topic/family-households