Mount Bute · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Bute

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live in each home in Mount Bute than in most similar areas. The community is largely made up of families with children, though there is also a notable number of people living on their own.

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📍 Mount Bute, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Bute sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Bute — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Bute2.7
3324, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.6% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical home holds 2.7 people, a figure higher than most similar areas.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Mount Bute, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 61.2% of the total. One-parent families account for 14.3% of the mix, which is higher than in most similar areas.

14.3%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Bute, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Bute [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21780/mount-bute/topic/family-households