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City of KnoxCommunity profile

City of Knox

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In the City of Knox, 29.4% of recent arrivals were found in households with 4 persons.

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 for recent arrivals may be influenced by the availability of affordable housing, and the prevalence of arrivals staying with extended family, which is common in many areas.

Household size in Australia has declined since the 1970s as families have fewer children and more people live alone due to ageing. Trends differ by area, however.

A comparison with Dwelling Type and Number of Bedrooms data may indicate whether overcrowding is an issue for recently arrived populations.

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Derived from the three Census questions:

'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 10 August 2021 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Name of each person who usually lives in this dwelling but was away on Tuesday, 10 August 2021.'

Household size
City of Knox - Recent arrivals2021
Number of persons usually residentNumber%Greater Melbourne
1 person1192.05.5
2 persons1,07918.523.6
3 persons1,39123.921.4
4 persons1,71529.423.2
5 persons87715.113.1
6 or more persons64511.113.2
Total people in classifiable households5,826100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the number of recent arrivals usually resident in a household in the City of Knox, shows that there was a lower proportion of recent arrivals in lone person households, and a higher proportion in larger households (those with 4 persons or more) compared with Greater Melbourne in 2021. Overall there was 2.0% of recent arrivals in lone person households, and 55.6% of larger households, compared with 5.5% and 49.5% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The major differences between the household size for recent arrivals in the City of Knox and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of people in households with 4 persons usually resident (29.4% compared to 23.2%)
  • A larger percentage of people in households with 3 persons usually resident (23.9% compared to 21.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in households with 2 persons usually resident (18.5% compared to 23.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in households with 1 person usually resident (2.0% compared to 5.5%)

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