2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in St Helens
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in St Helens compared to the rest of the state. This small community sees a mix of family types, with nearly 45% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.3
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- 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 Helens — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in St Helens holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In St Helens, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 5 people (31%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 13.8% of the area, a figure higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national averages.
13.8% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →St Helens splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 14%.
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 Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22340/st-helens/topic/family-households