2.4 —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Footscray (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Footscray (Western Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in Footscray since 2011, with 28.8% of households now consisting of just one person. This shift reflects a broader trend toward smaller living arrangements in the area. While family sizes vary, the typical home now holds slightly fewer people than it did five years ago.
2.4
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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 Footscray (Western Metropolitan) — lower than 71% of areas.
| Footscray (Western Metropolitan) | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home in Footscray holds 2.4 people, which is lower than most areas and has edged down since 2016. The number of people living alone is well above the national figure at 28.8%, a figure that rose 3.2 percentage points since the last census.
28.8% —
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Footscray (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.6% of the local total, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian figure. This proportion has remained steady since 2016, while couples with children make up the largest group at 54%.
16.6% —
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Footscray (Western Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Footscray (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23007/footscray/topic/family-households