Skibo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Skibo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few things have changed in Skibo since 2011, but it remains a place where families are the norm. Most homes are shared, and the area has a very low number of people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Skibo, Suburb / Locality

Where Skibo sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Skibo — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Skibo2.6
3260, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Skibo holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 19.2% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.2%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 19.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Skibo, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 70.7% of families having children. There are no one-parent families here, which is far below the 14.1% national figure.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Skibo, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Skibo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22288/skibo/topic/family-households