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Family & Households in Mollongghip

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few people live alone in Mollongghip compared to most similar areas. The area is mostly made up of family groups, with 58% of households being couples with children.

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Where Mollongghip sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Mollongghip — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mollongghip2.6
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most areas. Only 11.8% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.8%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.2%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mollongghip, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (27%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58% of families here. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, at just 4.9%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.

4.9%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 4.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mollongghip, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Mollongghip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21724/mollongghip/topic/family-households