Mooroopna North · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mooroopna North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Mooroopna North, where the typical home holds nearly three people. This trend is driven by a very high proportion of couples with children, making it a family-focused pocket of the region.

Open map →
📍 Mooroopna North, Suburb / Locality

Where Mooroopna North sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +16.0%
  • 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 Mooroopna North — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mooroopna North2.9
3629, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, households here are a little larger than the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5. About 35.6% of homes contain four people, while 24.4% of residents live alone, which is a little below the national figure.

2.9 ▲ +16.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.4% ▲ +24.9%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Mooroopna North, the largest group is 4 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 2 people (23%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are very common, making up 69.9% of all households. In contrast, one-parent families make up only 7.1%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

7.1% ▼ -19.9%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Mooroopna North, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Mooroopna North

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mooroopna North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21757/mooroopna-north/topic/family-households