Kilmore · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Kilmore

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Kilmore involve couples with children, making it a family-focused area. Typical homes here hold 2.5 people, which is the same as the national figure. While many households are larger, the proportion of people living alone has dropped since 2011.

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📍 Kilmore, Urban Centre

Where Kilmore sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +8.7%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kilmore — higher than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kilmore2.5
3764, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Kilmore has 2.5 people, a figure that has risen since 2011. About 26.7% of residents live alone, which is a little above the Australian average but has fallen by 6.5 percentage points over the last decade.

2.5 ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.7% ▼ -19.6%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.3%
  • 2016: 32.6%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kilmore, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.8% of the total, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures, though this has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.

15.8% ▼ -15.5%

Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.7%
  • 2016: 16.8%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kilmore, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Kilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214011/kilmore/topic/family-households