2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Macorna · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Macorna — lower than 86% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.1% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Macorna, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 29%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Macorna, Couples without children is the majority at 65%; Couples with children is next at 28%.
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