2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
St Leonards · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in St Leonards
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in St Leonards live alone, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a small typical household size for the area. Most homes are occupied by either couples or single residents.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Leonards — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in St Leonards holds 2.1 people, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is driven by the 29.8% of residents who live alone, a figure well above the Victorian average of 25.9%.
29.8% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In St Leonards, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up nearly half of all families at 49.7%. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
12.3% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In St Leonards, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22346/st-leonards/topic/family-households