Melbourne City · Sub-region (SA3)
Average household size
1.82021▼ -10.0%
Melbourne City's household size is 1.8 — well below average, much lower than the typical sub-region (2.5).
It ranks 32nd from the bottom of 343 sub-regions nationally — lower than 91% of them.
Melbourne City has a lower household size than nearby Stonnington - West, Port Phillip and Yarra.
Since 2011, it has fallen 10% (from 2.0) — a bigger change than the national fall of 4%.
Within Melbourne City it varies widely — from 1.7 in Melbourne CBD - East to 2.1 in Parkville.
Trend across censuses
Where Melbourne City sits
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne City — lower than 91% of areas.
View full map →Average household size within Melbourne City
- Carlton1.8
- Docklands1.8
- East Melbourne1.8
- Flemington Racecourse1.8
- Kensington (Vic.)2.1
- Melbourne CBD - East1.7
- Melbourne CBD - North1.7
- Melbourne CBD - West1.7
- North Melbourne2.0
- Parkville2.1
- Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria2.0
- South Yarra - West1.8
- Southbank (West) - South Wharf1.8
- Southbank - East1.8
- West Melbourne - Industrial—
- West Melbourne - Residential1.9