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Greater Melbourne · Capital City

One-parent families

12.9%2021

One-parent families make up 12.9% of families in Greater Melbourne — well below average. It ranks 14th of the 16 regions.

Compared with the other regions, it's higher than Australian Capital Territory but lower than Greater Sydney, Rest of SA and Rest of Vic.. Within Greater Melbourne, it varies widely, from 10.0% in Bayside (Vic.) to 18.2% in Brimbank.

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📍 Greater Melbourne, Capital City

Trend across censuses

12.0%12.5%13.0%13.5%14.0%202112.9%

Not directly comparable across years.

Where Greater Melbourne sits

10.0%12.0%14.0%16.0%18.0%20.0%22.0%

All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Melbourne — lower than 87% of areas.

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One-parent families within Greater Melbourne

  1. Banyule12.2%
  2. Bayside (Vic.)10.0%
  3. Boroondara10.1%
  4. Brimbank18.2%
  5. Cardinia13.6%
  6. Casey12.5%
  7. Darebin13.1%
  8. Frankston17.7%
  9. Glen Eira10.5%
  10. Greater Dandenong16.6%
  11. Hobsons Bay13.4%
  12. Hume14.4%
  13. Kingston (Vic.)12.8%
  14. Knox12.8%
  15. Manningham11.2%
  16. Maribyrnong13.6%

One-parent families in nearby areas

  1. Greater Hobart16.4%
  2. Rest of NSW15.8%
  3. Rest of Qld15.8%
  4. Rest of Tas.15.6%
  5. Greater Adelaide15.0%
  6. Greater Brisbane14.9%
  7. Rest of Vic.14.7%
  8. Rest of SA14.3%
  9. Greater Sydney13.1%
  10. Australian Capital Territory11.9%

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