Mordialloc - Parkdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Mordialloc - Parkdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a quarter of all homes in Mordialloc - Parkdale are occupied by people living alone. This reflects a local housing pattern where single-person households are well above the national figure, though the typical home still holds about 2.5 people.

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📍 Mordialloc - Parkdale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mordialloc - Parkdale sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mordialloc - Parkdale — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mordialloc - Parkdale2.5
3195, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Roughly 28.6% of people here live alone, which is higher than most areas and well above the Australian average. This is a slight drop from 2011, while the typical number of people per home has edged up to 2.5.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6% ▼ -5.7%

Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 30.3%
  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Mordialloc - Parkdale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (29%), with 4 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 64%. One-parent families account for 11.8% of the total, which is a little below both the state and national figures.

11.8% ▼ -0.1%

Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mordialloc - Parkdale, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Mordialloc - Parkdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031193/mordialloc-parkdale/topic/family-households