Seaview · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Seaview

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are much more common in Seaview than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.8 people, far fewer residents live alone compared to the rest of Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Seaview, Suburb / Locality

Where Seaview sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Seaview — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Seaview2.8
3821, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per household. Only 21.3% of people live alone, which is well below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 21.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Seaview, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up the bulk of the community at 68.6%. One-parent families account for 11.0%, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

11.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Seaview, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Seaview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22253/seaview/topic/family-households