Macorna · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Macorna

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live in each home in Macorna than is typical across the state. This small community is marked by a high number of single-person households and a total absence of one-parent families.

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📍 Macorna, Suburb / Locality

Where Macorna sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Macorna — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Macorna2.0
3579, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold just 2.0 people, which is well below the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This is partly because 32.1% of people live alone, a rate well above the 25.9% seen across Victoria.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.1%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 32.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Macorna, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 29%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families in Macorna, which is far below the 13.3% state average. Most families here are couples without children, making up 58.3% of the total.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Macorna, Couples without children is the majority at 65%; Couples with children is next at 28%.

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 Macorna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21565/macorna/topic/family-households