Modewarre · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Modewarre

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Modewarre, where the typical home holds 2.9 people. This community is heavily family-focused, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Modewarre, Suburb / Locality

Where Modewarre sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Modewarre — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Modewarre2.9
3240, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than the national figure, and very few people live alone at just 12.4%. This is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia, with 38.2% of households consisting of two people.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.4% ▼ -21.5%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.7%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 12.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Modewarre, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up a majority of families here at 50.8%. One-parent families account for 14.3% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the Victorian figure.

14.3% ▲ +121.9%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Modewarre, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Modewarre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21715/modewarre/topic/family-households