Kiewa · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Kiewa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Kiewa than they did in 2011. This shift is part of a broader trend where the area now has a much higher proportion of families and larger households than most similar places. Most homes here now house two or more people.

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📍 Kiewa, Urban Centre

Where Kiewa sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 Kiewa — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kiewa2.7
3691 crosses VIC/NSW 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.7 people, which is much higher than in most areas. Only 14.7% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen 7.5 percentage points since 2011.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.7% ▼ -33.8%

Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 43.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kiewa, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.2%. One-parent families account for just 6.2% of the total, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Victorian figure.

6.2% ▼ -63.0%

Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kiewa, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Kiewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222039/kiewa/topic/family-households