2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
St Kilda East · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in St Kilda East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small living arrangements define daily life in St Kilda East, where 40.5% of households consist of just one person. This is far above the national figure, making it an area where many people live independently compared to other parts of the country.
2.1
→ 0.0%
- 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 Kilda East — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds only 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas. This is consistent with the high number of single-person households, which is far above the Victorian rate of 25.9%.
40.5% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In St Kilda East, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.6% of families, while one-parent families account for 8.9%. This proportion of single-parent homes is well below both the state and national figures.
8.9% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In St Kilda East, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Kilda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22344/st-kilda-east/topic/family-households