2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mena Park · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mena Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are common in Mena Park, where the typical home holds only 2.0 people. This is well below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5. While most homes are headed by couples, a striking number of single-parent families live here compared to other areas.
2.0
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- 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 Mena Park — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Mena Park are smaller than most, with just 2.0 people per home. This is well below the typical 2.5 people seen across both Victoria and Australia.
Household size
View on map →In Mena Park, 1 person is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 43%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.2% of the area, which is well above the 13.3% seen statewide and the 14.1% national figure. Other family types include couples with children (53.8%) and couples without children (30.8%).
19.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mena Park, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Mena Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21647/mena-park/topic/family-households