2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maryvale · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Maryvale are couples with children. This focus on family units is reflected in the larger-than-usual household sizes seen across the area.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maryvale — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Maryvale, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 5 people (25%).
Family types and one-parent families.
The family structure is dominated by couples, with 54.5% having children and 45.5% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Maryvale, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 45%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Maryvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21621/maryvale/topic/family-households