2.5 ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Neerim South · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Neerim South
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all households in Neerim South are couples raising children, reflecting a strong focus on family life. This is a place where homes are generally larger than in most other similar areas, with the typical home now holding 2.5 people.
2.5
▲ +13.6%
- 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 Neerim South — higher than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, a figure that has risen since 2011. While two-person homes are the most common at 36.3%, those living alone have fallen to 25.1%, which is lower than in most other areas.
25.1% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Neerim South, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 56.1% of the area. One-parent families account for 10.6%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and has barely changed over the last decade.
10.6% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Neerim South, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Neerim South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215063/neerim-south/topic/family-households