The Heart · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in The Heart

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of single parenting than most similar areas define the family life in The Heart. While most homes hold about the same number of people as the national figure, one-parent families make up 26.1% of the local mix.

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📍 The Heart, Suburb / Locality

Where The Heart sits — Average household size

2.7 —
  • 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 The Heart — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
The Heart2.7
3851, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is 2.7, which is higher than most areas. This is about the same as the 2.5 people typically found in Victoria and Australia.

2.7 —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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The Heart splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 4 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are far more common here than in the rest of the state and nation, reaching 26.1%. Other family types include couples with children (52.2%), couples without children (34.8%), and other families (13.0%).

26.1% —

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 26.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In The Heart, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 The Heart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22499/the-heart/topic/family-households