2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Molesworth · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Molesworth
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm for Molesworth (Vic.), where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.5. Most homes here are occupied by just two people, creating a residential landscape of smaller living groups.
2.1
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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 Molesworth — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are very common here, making up 64.9% of all households. About 24.3% of people live alone, which is a little below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
24.3% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Molesworth, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 1 person is next at 22%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 47.8%. One-parent families represent 10.4% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
10.4% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Molesworth, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 32%.
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 Molesworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21721/molesworth/topic/family-households