Nunawading · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nunawading

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 64% of families in Nunawading are couples with children, making it a place where family life is a central part of the daily routine. The typical home here holds about 2.6 people, which is higher than most other areas.

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Where Nunawading sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Nunawading — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nunawading2.6
3131, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.3% of households consist of one person, a figure higher than most areas and slightly above the national rate of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 29.8% of all households.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.3% ▲ +5.2%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.0%
  • 2016: 25.2%
  • 2021: 26.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Nunawading splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (26%), with 4 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.7% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1% and a little below the Victorian average.

10.7% ▼ -7.5%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nunawading, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Nunawading [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21985/nunawading/topic/family-households