Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Keysborough have remained remarkably steady since 2016, with a strong focus on larger households. The area is defined by big homes, with a typical 3.0 people per household, which is among the highest across similar areas.

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📍 Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 90% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan)3.0
Greater Melbourne 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than the national figure of 2.5 people, and very few people live alone. Only 17.5% of households are single-person, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

3.0

Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.5%

Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 64.2%. One-parent families are more common here than in most other areas, accounting for 15.2% of the total.

15.2%

Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24105/keysborough/topic/family-households