2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Malmsbury · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Malmsbury
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of the homes in Malmsbury are run by couples with children. This creates a community feel where family life is a central part of daily routines. The typical home houses about 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Malmsbury — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 38.9%. Interestingly, 26.6% of people live alone, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure.
26.6% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Malmsbury, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, with 55.3% having children and 34.8% without. Only 8.4% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and national averages.
8.4% ▼ -56.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Malmsbury, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Malmsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21585/malmsbury/topic/family-households