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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id14% of Saddle Hill-Chain Hills's households contained only one person, compared with 34.2% in St Kilda South, with the most dominant household size being 2 persons per household in 2018.
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.
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, Saddle Hill-Chain Hills's Household Size data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Summary, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, 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, 6 March 2018 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, 6 March 2018)?'
| Household size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Hill-Chain Hills | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | St Kilda South % | Number | % | St Kilda South % | 2013 to 2018 |
| 1 person | 60 | 14.2 | 34.2 | 48 | 11.8 | 35.2 | +12 |
| 2 persons | 165 | 39.0 | 28.9 | 165 | 40.4 | 27.9 | 0 |
| 3 persons | 84 | 19.9 | 16.5 | 66 | 16.2 | 17.7 | +18 |
| 4 persons | 69 | 16.3 | 13.2 | 75 | 18.4 | 13.0 | -6 |
| 5 persons | 33 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 36 | 8.8 | 4.5 | -3 |
| 6 or more persons | 12 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 18 | 4.4 | 1.7 | -6 |
| Total | 423 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 408 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +15 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of persons usually resident in a household in Saddle Hill-Chain Hills compared with St Kilda South shows that there were a lower proportion of lone person households, and a higher proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 14%% of lone person households, and 27.0% of larger households, compared with 34.2% and 20.4% respectively for St Kilda South.
The major differences in the household size for Saddle Hill-Chain Hills and St Kilda South were:
- A larger percentage of households with 2 persons usually resident (39.0% compared to 28.9%)
- A larger percentage of households with 3 persons usually resident (19.9% compared to 16.5%)
- A larger percentage of households with 4 persons usually resident (16.3% compared to 13.2%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 1 person usually resident (14.2% compared to 34.2%)
Emerging groups
The number of households in Saddle Hill-Chain Hills increased by 15 between 2013 and 2018.
There were no major differences in Saddle Hill-Chain Hills between 2013 and 2018.
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