Mont Albert · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mont Albert

How families and households are made up across the area.

Most homes in Mont Albert are occupied by couples, with 60.1% of families raising children. This creates a residential landscape where household sizes and the number of people living alone closely mirror the Victorian and national patterns.

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📍 Mont Albert, Suburb / Locality

Where Mont Albert sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Mont Albert — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mont Albert2.5
3127, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. About 25.4% of residents live alone, a rate that is around the middle for similar areas.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.4% ▲ +5.4%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.1%
  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 25.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mont Albert, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 60.1% of the area, while one-parent families are much less common at 10.1%. This proportion is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

10.1% ▲ +13.9%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mont Albert, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Mont Albert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21732/mont-albert/topic/family-households