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Household size

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In the City of Melton, 26.9% of people born overseas 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 may differ significantly for overseas-born populations. Some cultural groups may be affected by the availability of affordable housing, and may have a preference for living in larger households with extended family members. On the other hand recent arrivals in student housing may have mainly 1 and 2 person households.

A comparison with Dwelling Type and Number of Bedrooms data may indicate whether overcrowding is an issue for overseas-born populations. Please note however that multiple overseas-born people in a household will be counted multiple times in this topic.

Household size should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Age Structure, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.

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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 Melton - born overseas20212016Change
Number of persons usually residentNumber%City of Melton - Total populationNumber%City of Melton - Total population2016 to 2021
1 person3,3065.35.72,1695.45.7+1,137
2 persons11,05417.616.67,85919.717.6+3,195
3 persons12,06719.218.97,35018.418.6+4,717
4 persons16,88926.929.310,67526.729.6+6,214
5 persons9,39715.016.25,62514.116.1+3,772
6 or more persons10,13316.113.36,27415.712.4+3,859
Total people in classifiable households62,846100.0100.039,952100.0100.0+22,894
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the number of people born overseas usually resident in a household in the City of Melton compared with the total population in the City of Melton, shows that there were a similar proportion of people born overseas in lone person households, and a lower proportion in larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 5.3% of people born overseas in lone person households, and 57.9% in larger households, compared with 5.7% and 58.8% respectively for the total population in the City of Melton.

The major differences between the household size for people born overseas in the City of Melton and the total households in the City of Melton were:

  • A larger percentage of people in households with 6 or more persons usually resident (16.1% compared to 13.3%)
  • A larger percentage of people in households with 2 persons usually resident (17.6% compared to 16.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in households with 4 persons usually resident (26.9% compared to 29.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in households with 5 persons usually resident (15.0% compared to 16.2%)

Emerging groups

The number of people born overseas in households in the City of Melton increased by 22,894 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the number of people born overseas usually resident in a household in the City of Melton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 4 persons (+6,214 persons)
  • 3 persons (+4,717 persons)
  • 6 or more persons (+3,859 persons)
  • 5 persons (+3,772 persons)

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