2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mirboo North · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mirboo North
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Mirboo North live alone, a figure well above the Victorian and national averages. This creates a distinct housing landscape where single-person households are much more common than in most other similar areas. While many homes still house families, there is a notable trend toward smaller living arrangements.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Mirboo North — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, 29.9% of households are just one person, which is well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.
29.9% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mirboo North, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples with children, making up 52.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 14% of the mix, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
14.0% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mirboo North, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Mirboo North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21703/mirboo-north/topic/family-households