Marungi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Marungi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people per home make Marungi a quiet place to live, with a typical household size of just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most other areas and reflects a local trend toward smaller living arrangements.

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📍 Marungi, Suburb / Locality

Where Marungi sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Marungi — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Marungi2.1
3634, VIC 2.7
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.6% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 57.1% of the total.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Marungi, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 28%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the largest group at 41.7%, though one-parent families are more common here than in most other areas at 13.9%.

13.9%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Marungi splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (41%), with One-parent families at 15%.

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 Marungi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21617/marungi/topic/family-households