2.7 —
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 63% of families in Forest Hill are couples with children, making it a strong stronghold for family living. The area is notably geared towards larger households, with a much lower share of people living alone than is typical for most other areas.
2.7
—
- 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 Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 71% of areas.
| Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Forest Hill holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. Only 21.7% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national and state averages.
21.7% —
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 63.7% of households. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.5% of the total, which is much lower than in most other areas.
11.5% —
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23101/forest-hill/topic/family-households