Monomeith · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Monomeith

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Monomeith than in most similar areas. This sparsely populated place sees a high number of single-person homes, yet the typical household size of 2.7 people remains about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Monomeith, Suburb / Locality

Where Monomeith sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Monomeith — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Monomeith2.7
3984, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.8% of people live alone, which is well above the Victorian figure of 25.9%. While 30.8% of homes have one person, 23.1% have two people and 19.2% have three.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.8%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Monomeith, the largest group is 1 person at 42%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (26%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 76.8% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Monomeith, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Monomeith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21731/monomeith/topic/family-households