Panton Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Panton Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Panton Hill than in the rest of the state, with only 13.4% of households being single-person homes. This is a place where larger households are the norm, which helps explain why the typical home holds nearly three people.

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📍 Panton Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Panton Hill sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -6.5%
  • 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 Panton Hill — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Panton Hill2.9
3759, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home here has 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 36.5%, while those with just one person are much less common than in most areas.

2.9 ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.4% ▼ -5.5%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Panton Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families in Panton Hill consist of couples with children, making up 61.3% of the total. One-parent families account for 10.5%, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

10.5% ▲ +17.4%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Panton Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Panton Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22032/panton-hill/topic/family-households