2.4 —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moyne - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Moyne - West has family and household patterns that are typical for its kind of area. Most homes are headed by couples, with 55.1% of families raising children. The general household size and the number of people living alone align closely with both Victorian and national figures.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Moyne - West — lower than 64% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Moyne - West holds 2.4 people, a figure that has edged down since 2016 and is about the same as the national average. Two-person households are the most common at 39.7%, while those living alone make up 25.1% of the area.
2.4 —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.1% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Moyne - West, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.8% of the total, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This proportion has barely changed since the 2016 census.
10.8% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Moyne - West, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Moyne - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217041478/moyne-west/topic/family-households