2.6 —
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Niddrie than in most similar areas, making it a place where family living is common. With 62.3% of families consisting of couples with children, the area is geared toward larger household groups rather than single occupants.
2.6
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- 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 Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) — higher than 57% of areas.
| Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two people are the most common household size at 32.2%. Those living alone make up 23.5% of homes, which is a little below the national figure and lower than most areas.
23.5% —
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Niddrie (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children dominate the family landscape here, making up 62.3% of all families. One-parent families account for 13.0%, a figure that is about the same as the state average and has barely changed since 2016.
13.0% —
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Niddrie (Western Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26207/niddrie/topic/family-households