Mooroopna North West · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mooroopna North West

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Mooroopna North West than in the rest of the state, with only 12% of households being single-person homes. This creates a landscape dominated by couples and families, where the typical home holds 2.5 people, matching the same figure seen across Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Mooroopna North West, Suburb / Locality

Where Mooroopna North West sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 West — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mooroopna North West2.5
3616, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 48% of homes here are shared by two people, while 20% hold four. Only 12% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the 25.9% seen across Victoria.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mooroopna North West, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 4 people is next at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of the area, with 58.6% having no children and 41.4% having them. One-parent families represent 6.9% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.9%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 6.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mooroopna North West, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 39%.

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 Mooroopna North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21758/mooroopna-north-west/topic/family-households