Mount Moriac · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Moriac

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Mount Moriac, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is a family-heavy community where very few people live by themselves compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Mount Moriac, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Moriac sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 Mount Moriac — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Moriac3.0
3240, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.0 people per home, household sizes are a little above the Victorian and national figures of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 15.1%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.1% ▲ +42.8%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 18.1%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Moriac, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 65.6%. One-parent families account for 8.8%, a figure that is well below both the Victorian (13.3%) and Australian (14.1%) averages.

8.8% ▲ +2.0%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Moriac, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Moriac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21805/mount-moriac/topic/family-households