2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moira · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Moira
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher proportion of people living on their own than the state average defines the household landscape in Moira. While nearly half of families include children, the area has seen a steady rise in single-person households over the last decade. This shift reflects a broader trend toward smaller living arrangements across the region.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Moira — lower than 71% of areas.
| Moira | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 30% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national mark of 25.6%. This has contributed to the typical home size edging down to 2.3 people, which is a little below the Victorian average of 2.5.
30.0% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Moira, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49% of families in Moira. One-parent families account for 14.4% of the total, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011 and sits a little above the state average.
14.4% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Moira, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24900/moira/topic/family-households