2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mooralla · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 6% of families in Mooralla are headed by a single parent, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a community where most homes are occupied by couples, creating a family-focused landscape with larger typical households.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mooralla — higher than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home in Mooralla holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While two-person homes are the most common at 36.7%, about 23.3% of residents live alone, a figure slightly below the Victorian average.
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.3% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Mooralla, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 5 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 58.8% having children and 41.2% without. Only 5.9% are one-parent families, which is much lower than in most other areas and well below the Australian average.
5.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mooralla, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mooralla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21749/mooralla/topic/family-households