Mount Burnett · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Burnett

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 77% of families in Mount Burnett, making it a very family-focused area. The neighbourhood has much larger households than most other areas, with a very small number of people living alone.

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📍 Mount Burnett, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Burnett sits — Average household size

3.0 —
  • 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 Mount Burnett — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Burnett3.0
3781, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.0 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 8.2% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% average across Australia.

3.0 —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.2% —

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Burnett, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (24%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures are dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up just 5.0% of the total. This figure is well below the 14.1% national average and much lower than most similar areas.

5.0% —

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Burnett, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Burnett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21779/mount-burnett/topic/family-households