2.4 —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of the families in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) are couples with children, making up 58.1% of the total. While most homes are family-based, there has been a noticeable rise in people living on their own. This mix of family life and independent living defines the local housing landscape.
2.4
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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 Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) — lower than 71% of areas.
| Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.1% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the Victorian and national averages and has risen since 2016. Consequently, the typical home here has 2.4 people, which is slightly lower than most other areas.
29.1% —
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.2% of the total, which is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the national figure. This proportion has remained steady since the last census.
11.2% —
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26406/oakleigh/topic/family-households