3.0 —
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
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.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 90% of areas.
| Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
17.5% —
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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