Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Kororoit (Western Metropolitan)

How families and households are made up across the area.

An average of 3.2 people live in each home in Kororoit, which is well above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This makes it one of the areas with the highest household occupancy in the region. The community is dominated by larger households, with very few people living on their own.

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📍 Kororoit (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) sits — Average household size

3.2
  • 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 Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kororoit (Western Metropolitan)3.2
Greater Melbourne 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15% of residents live alone, which is far below the 25.6% national average. This trend is consistent with the high number of people per home, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

3.2

Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.0%

Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (24%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 68.7%. One-parent families account for 14.6%, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has fallen slightly since 2016.

14.6%

Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kororoit (Western Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 16%.

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 Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24207/kororoit/topic/family-households