City of Belmont
Household size
30% of City of Belmont's households contain only one person, compared with 23% in EMRC area.
The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home. Household size can also be influenced by a lack (or abundance) of affordable housing. Overseas migrants and indigenous persons often have a tradition of living with extended family members which significantly affects household size.
Household size in Australia has declined since the 1970s but between 2006 and 2011, the average household size remained stable for the nation as a whole.
An increasing household size in an area may indicate a lack of affordable housing opportunities for young people, an increase in the birth rate or an increase in family formation in the area. A declining household size may indicate children leaving the area when they leave home, an increase in retirees settling in the area, or an attraction of young singles and couples to the area.
For greater insight, City of Belmont's Household Size data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Summary, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
Derived from the three Census questions:
'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 9 August 2011 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Are there any persons who usually live in this dwelling who were absent on Census Night (Tuesday, 9 August 2011)?'
Family, group and lone person households
| Household size | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Belmont | 2011 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | EMRC area | Number | % | EMRC area | 2006 to 2011 | |
| 1 person | 4,092 | 30.0 | 23.0 | 4,105 | 33.0 | 24.0 | -13 | 20001 |
| 2 persons | 4,711 | 34.5 | 34.3 | 4,549 | 36.6 | 34.6 | +162 | 20002 |
| 3 persons | 2,193 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 1,791 | 14.4 | 16.0 | +402 | 20003 |
| 4 persons | 1,598 | 11.7 | 16.1 | 1,255 | 10.1 | 15.9 | +343 | 20004 |
| 5 persons | 703 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 479 | 3.9 | 6.7 | +224 | 20005 |
| 6 or more persons | 353 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 257 | 2.1 | 2.9 | +96 | 20006 |
| Total classifiable households | 13,650 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,436 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,214 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
(Enumerated data)
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of persons usually resident in a household in City of Belmont compared with EMRC area shows that there were a higher proportion of lone person households, and a lower proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 30.0% of lone person households, and 19.4% of larger households, compared with 23.0% and 26.0% respectively for EMRC area.
The major differences in the household size for City of Belmont and EMRC area were:
- A larger percentage of households with 1 person usually resident (30.0% compared to 23.0%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 4 persons usually resident (11.7% compared to 16.1%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 5 persons usually resident (5.2% compared to 6.7%)
Emerging groups
The number of households in City of Belmont increased by 1,214 between 2006 and 2011.
The largest changes in the number of persons usually resident in a household in City of Belmont between 2006 and 2011 were:
- 3 persons (+402 households)
- 4 persons (+343 households)
- 5 persons (+224 households)
- 2 persons (+162 households)