2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Eccles · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mount Eccles
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 42% of households in Mount Eccles are couples with children, making this the most common living arrangement in the area. This family-focused profile is reflected in homes that are typically larger than in most other areas.
2.7
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- 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 Eccles — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Mount Eccles holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. About 22.7% of residents live alone, a figure well below the Victorian average of 25.9%.
22.7% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mount Eccles, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (24%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than in most similar areas.
21.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Mount Eccles splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (41%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families 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 Eccles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21791/mount-eccles/topic/family-households