St Germains · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in St Germains

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define St Germains, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. It is a place of shared living, with no one living alone and a high proportion of families with children.

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Where St Germains sits — Average household size

3.0 —
  • 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 St Germains — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
St Germains3.0
3620, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than the national figure of 2.5 people, with over half of households containing two people and 42.9% holding three. Notably, 0% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In St Germains, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 3 people (35%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.6% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 15.6%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average of 14.1%.

15.6% —

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In St Germains, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 St Germains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22338/st-germains/topic/family-households