Mount Bolton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Bolton

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift toward smaller households has seen Mount Bolton evolve over the last decade. The area is now defined by a very high proportion of couples without children and a complete absence of single-parent families. These trends contribute to a typical home size that is smaller than the national average.

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📍 Mount Bolton, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Bolton sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Mount Bolton — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Bolton2.1
3352, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Mount Bolton are smaller than usual, with 2.1 people per household. This is a little below the figure for both Victoria and Australia, which both sit at 2.5.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Mount Bolton, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 44%, while couples with children account for 24%. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Bolton, Couples without children is the majority at 65%; Couples with children is next at 35%.

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 Mount Bolton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21775/mount-bolton/topic/family-households