2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Melbourne · Urban Area
Family & Households in Melbourne
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slow increase in people living alone marks the shifting household trends in Melbourne, where 24.9% of homes now house just one person. Most households here are larger than in other similar areas, with the typical home holding 2.6 people. This stable pattern of larger living arrangements remains a key feature of the area.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne — higher than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is much higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011. While 31.2% of homes house two people, those living alone make up 24.9%, a figure that rose 1.4 percentage points over the last decade.
24.9% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Melbourne, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 62.0%, while 23.8% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.9%, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
12.9% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Melbourne, 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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2011/melbourne/topic/family-households