Monaltrie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Monaltrie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Monaltrie have seen shifts over the last decade, with one-parent families now making up a very large portion of the area. This is a community where nearly half of all families include children, though a significant number of households are small.

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📍 Monaltrie, Suburb / Locality

Where Monaltrie sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Monaltrie — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Monaltrie2.6
2480, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two people make up the most common household size at 40%. While 22.4% of people live alone, this is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.4% ▲ +13.3%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Monaltrie, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are very common here, accounting for 25.5% of the total. This is far above the Australian average of 14.1%.

25.5% ▲ +15.2%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 25.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Monaltrie, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (25%).

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 Monaltrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12685/monaltrie/topic/family-households