2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moyston · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Moyston
How families and households are made up across the area.
Daily life in Moyston is shaped by a strong presence of families, with nearly half of all households including children. The area is largely typical for its size, though it has a notably higher rate of single-parent homes than most similar places.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Moyston — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Moyston holds 2.5 people, matching the Victorian and national figures. About 26% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
26.0% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Moyston, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Almost half of families here are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 15.7% of the total. This share of single parents is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure.
15.7% ▲ +80.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Moyston, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Moyston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21822/moyston/topic/family-households