Noble Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Noble Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of one-parent families live in Noble Park compared to the rest of the state. While most homes here are family-based, there is also a high number of people living on their own. This mix leads to larger households than in most other similar areas.

Open map →
📍 Noble Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Noble Park sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +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 Noble Park — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Noble Park2.7
3174, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Noble Park are larger than in most other areas, with typically 2.7 people per household. About 26.4% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the national figure.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.4% ▼ -2.6%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.1%
  • 2016: 25.1%
  • 2021: 26.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

Noble Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.3% of the local total, which is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. Couples with children are the most common family type, accounting for 57.4% of households.

18.3% ▼ -6.6%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Noble Park, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Noble Park

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Noble Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21952/noble-park/topic/family-households