2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mornington - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of people living alone than the state average marks the housing landscape in Mornington - East. While most homes hold about 2.5 people, there is a notable trend toward smaller living arrangements and single-person households compared to the rest of Victoria.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mornington - East — lower than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
About 28.1% of people here live alone, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 32.1% of all households.
2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.1% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Mornington - East splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (28%), with 4 people at 17%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.3% of the area, which is a little above the 14.1% national figure. Most families here are couples with children, accounting for 58.7% of the total.
15.3% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mornington - East, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mornington - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021591/mornington-east/topic/family-households