Templestowe · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Templestowe

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Templestowe than in the rest of Victoria, with only 16.9% of households being single-person homes. This gap reflects a community where larger households are the norm, and the typical home holds 2.8 people.

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📍 Templestowe, Suburb / Locality

Where Templestowe sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -6.7%
  • 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 Templestowe — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Templestowe2.8
3106, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with the usual household holding 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure. This is reflected in the layout, where 33.1% of homes house two people and 19.7% house four.

2.8 ▼ -6.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.9% ▲ +24.1%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Templestowe, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 64.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.7%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

9.7% ▲ +10.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Templestowe, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22483/templestowe/topic/family-households