2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murrindindi · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Murrindindi
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Murrindindi than in most other areas, with 30.4% of households consisting of just one person. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures, marking a distinct shift in how the community is housed compared to the rest of the state.
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 Murrindindi — lower than 71% of areas.
| Murrindindi | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5 and has edged down since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 40.1%, while those living alone now make up 30.4% of the area.
30.4% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Murrindindi, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.5% of families, while couples without children account for 38.5%. One-parent families make up 12.3% of the total, a figure that is a little below the Australian average and has risen slightly since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Murrindindi, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Murrindindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25620/murrindindi/topic/family-households