2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Macedon Ranges · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Macedon Ranges
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household and family patterns in Macedon Ranges have remained remarkably steady since 2011. The area is defined by larger-than-usual homes, with 61.9% of families consisting of couples with children. This stability is seen in the typical number of people per home, which has stayed at 2.7 for a decade.
2.7
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Macedon Ranges — higher than 86% of areas.
| Macedon Ranges | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home here holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 20.0%, a figure well below both the Victorian and national rates.
20.0% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Macedon Ranges, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are dominated by couples with children, who make up 61.9% of the total. Meanwhile, one-parent families represent 10.4% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure.
10.4% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Macedon Ranges, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Macedon Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24130/macedon-ranges/topic/family-households