2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moreland · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Moreland
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 29% of people in Moreland now live on their own, a figure that has risen since 2011. This shift toward smaller living arrangements is a key feature of the area's changing household patterns. While the typical home size remains steady, a growing number of residents are living solo.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Moreland — lower than 57% of areas.
| Moreland | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 29.5% of people live alone, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This increase explains why the typical home size has edged down to 2.4 people since 2011.
29.5% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Moreland splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is a little below the national figure and slightly lower than it was in 2011.
12.3% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Moreland, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Moreland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25250/moreland/topic/family-households