Marionvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Marionvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a quarter of all households in Marionvale are now headed by people living alone. This reflects a shift in the local domestic landscape, where a significant number of single-person homes coexist with large family units.

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📍 Marionvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Marionvale sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Marionvale — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Marionvale2.6
3634, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Marionvale holds 2.6 people, which is higher than in most areas. While this is about the same as the national figure, 29.3% of households consist of just one person, a rate well above the Victorian average of 25.9%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.3%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 29.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Marionvale splits fairly evenly between 1 person (29%) and 2 people (29%), with 5 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families here at 55.8%. One-parent families account for 14.7% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average of 13.3%.

14.7%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Marionvale, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Marionvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21605/marionvale/topic/family-households