2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Melba · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Melba
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 63% of families in Melba are couples with children, making it a place where family life is very central. Most homes are larger than the national figure, typically housing nearly three people.
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 Melba — higher than 71% of areas.
| Melba | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2615, ACT | 2.7 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Melba holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. This helps explain why far fewer people live alone here (21.1%) compared to the ACT and national figures.
21.1% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Melba, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 12.7% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the ACT average.
12.7% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Melba, 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 Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80094/melba/topic/family-households