2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moolort · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Moolort
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Moolort have shifted over the last decade, with a recent rise in single-parent homes. This small community now sees a far higher share of one-parent families than the state or national figures. While home sizes remain typical, the mix of family types is quite distinct.
2.5
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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 Moolort — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.5 people live in each home, which is about the same as the typical household size across Victoria and Australia.
Household size
View on map →In Moolort, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25% of the area, a figure far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria. Other family types include couples without children at 37.5% and couples with children at 18.8%.
25.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Moolort, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by One-parent families (31%) and Couples with children (23%).
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 Moolort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21739/moolort/topic/family-households