Moncrieff · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Moncrieff

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share every roof in Moncrieff than in most other areas. This is a place where large households are the norm, with the typical home holding 3.2 people. This trend has grown since 2016, making it a community where family living is the dominant experience.

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📍 Moncrieff, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Moncrieff sits — Average household size

3.2
  • 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 Moncrieff — higher than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moncrieff3.2
2914, ACT 3.1
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than the national figure of 2.5 people, and 26.4% of households contain four people. Very few residents live alone, at just 10.8%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.2

Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.8%

Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Moncrieff splits fairly evenly between 4 people (27%) and 2 people (24%), with 3 people at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The vast majority of families are couples with children, making up 74.4% of the total. One-parent families account for 10.2%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

10.2%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moncrieff, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 14%.

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 Moncrieff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041120/moncrieff/topic/family-households