2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Portland · Urban Area
Family & Households in Portland
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 32% of households in Portland are made up of people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size here than in most other areas. While couples with children are still the most common family type, the area has a high proportion of single-person homes.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Portland — lower than 94% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common in Portland, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is a little below the Victorian average and has edged down since 2011. About 37.8% of homes house two people, while 32.2% are single-person households.
32.2% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 82% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Portland, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.2% of the local total, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when this group represented 20.9% of families. Couples with children are the largest group at 46.4%.
17.2% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Portland, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2014/portland/topic/family-households