Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan)

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) houses 2.5 people, matching both state and national figures. This balance reflects a mix of family life and a growing number of people living alone, with about 27% of households consisting of just one person.

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📍 Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan)2.5
Greater Melbourne 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.1% of residents live alone, a figure that is a little above the national average and has risen since 2016. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 32.5% of all households.

2.5

Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.1%

Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 27.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ivanhoe (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 form the largest group at 61.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 12.1% of the area, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

12.1%

Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23901/ivanhoe/topic/family-households