Templestowe Lower · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Templestowe Lower

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 62.4% of all families in Templestowe Lower, making it a primary hub for family life. This strong focus on families means fewer people live alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Templestowe Lower, Suburb / Locality

Where Templestowe Lower sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 Templestowe Lower — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Templestowe Lower2.7
3107, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with a typical 2.7 people per household. Only 19.4% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.4% ▲ +4.4%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 19.1%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who represent 62.4% of the total. One-parent families make up 12.3%, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian average.

12.3% ▲ +17.7%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Templestowe Lower, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 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 Templestowe Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22484/templestowe-lower/topic/family-households