Shelley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Shelley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few people live in each home in Shelley, with a typical household size of just 1.3. This is far below the national and state figures and reflects a sparsely populated area.

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Where Shelley sits — Average household size

1.3
  • 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 Shelley — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Shelley1.3
3701, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.3 people per home, Shelley has one of the lowest densities of residents per dwelling among similar areas. This is far below the typical Victorian and Australian household size of 2.5.

1.3

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 100%, ahead of Couples with children (0%).

Family composition

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In Shelley, Couples without children is the majority at 100%.

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 Shelley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22273/shelley/topic/family-households