Pomborneit · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pomborneit

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all homes in Pomborneit are occupied by just one person. This creates a unique living pattern where the typical home is smaller than in most other areas, with only 2.2 people per dwelling.

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📍 Pomborneit, Suburb / Locality

Where Pomborneit sits — Average household size

2.2 → 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 Pomborneit — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pomborneit2.2
3260, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A huge 53.8% of residents live alone, which is far above the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Because of this, the typical household size is a little below the national average of 2.5 people.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

53.8% ▲ +70.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.6%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 53.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Pomborneit splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (29%), with 3 people at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures here are unusual, with no one-parent families recorded. This is far below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most other similar areas.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pomborneit, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Pomborneit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22091/pomborneit/topic/family-households