2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mooroopna North West · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mooroopna North West — higher than 50% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
12.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Mooroopna North West, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 4 people is next at 22%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mooroopna North West, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 39%.
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