Mordialloc · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mordialloc

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Mordialloc than in most similar areas, with 30.6% of all households consisting of just one person. This stands in contrast to the typical home size, as the 2.4 people per household is about the same as the state and national figures.

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📍 Mordialloc, Suburb / Locality

Where Mordialloc sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Mordialloc — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mordialloc2.4
3195, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are well above the national figure of 25.6%. While 30.6% of homes house one person, nearly 30% of the community lives in two-person households.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.6% ▼ -2.2%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.3%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 30.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Mordialloc splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 2 people (30%), with 4 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 64.1% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.2% ▼ -3.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mordialloc, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 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 Mordialloc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21760/mordialloc/topic/family-households