Stuart Mill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stuart Mill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Stuart Mill are occupied by just one person. This creates a living pattern where households are typically smaller than those in the rest of the state.

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📍 Stuart Mill, Suburb / Locality

Where Stuart Mill sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Stuart Mill — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stuart Mill2.1
3477, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 47.4% of people here live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This explains why the typical home has only 2.1 people, a little below the Victorian average of 2.5.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

47.4%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 47.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stuart Mill, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 35%.

20.0%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stuart Mill, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (24%).

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 Stuart Mill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22385/stuart-mill/topic/family-households