2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Shoreham · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Shoreham
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp 12 point drop in the number of one-parent families since 2011 marks a shifting social landscape in Shoreham (L). Most homes here are now occupied by couples, with half of all households consisting of just two people.
2.2
→ 0.0%
- 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 Shoreham — lower than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.2 people, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian figure of 2.5. This size has barely changed since 2011, though the proportion of people living alone fell 12 points over the decade to 25.3%.
25.3% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Shoreham, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 26%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up over half of all families (51.4%), while one-parent families are among the lowest at this level at just 2.5%. This is far below the national figure of 14.1% and reflects a significant 12 point decrease since 2011.
2.5% ▼ -82.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Shoreham, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 46%.
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 Shoreham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221065/shoreham/topic/family-households