2.5 —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) are typical for its level, with a mix of family sizes and living arrangements. Most homes are headed by couples, and the area has a balanced blend of small and large households. This stability is reflected in the fact that family structures have remained largely unchanged over the last few years.
2.5
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) — lower than 57% of areas.
| Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. While two-person homes are most common at 32.4%, the number of people living alone has risen to 26.8% since 2016.
26.8% —
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.9%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2016.
11.9% —
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21001/box-hill/topic/family-households