2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Streatham · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Streatham
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Streatham than in most similar areas. While the typical household size matches the national figure of 2.5 people, there is a notable gap in family types compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
▲ +8.7%
- 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 Streatham — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Around 30.9% of people live alone, which is well above the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 45.5% of all households.
30.9% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Streatham, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 5 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 62.1% of families, while one-parent families are much less common here than across Australia, sitting well below the national figure at 8.9%.
8.9% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Streatham, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Streatham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22383/streatham/topic/family-households