Molyullah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Molyullah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Molyullah are couples with children, making them the most common family type in the area. While many homes are family-based, the typical household is slightly smaller than the state and national figures.

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📍 Molyullah, Suburb / Locality

Where Molyullah sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Molyullah — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Molyullah2.3
3673, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here hold two people, with 39.3% of households fitting this size. Overall, Molyullah has 2.3 people per home, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.0%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 23.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Molyullah, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.2% of the total, a figure that is well above both the Victorian (13.3%) and Australian (14.1%) averages. Couples without children are also common, accounting for 36.3% of families.

21.2%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Molyullah, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 Molyullah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21726/molyullah/topic/family-households