Munro · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Munro

How families and households are made up across the area.

Around the middle of similar areas for most home and family measures, Munro is a balanced community where couples make up the bulk of households. About 2.4 people live in the typical home, aligning closely with both state and national figures.

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Where Munro sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 Munro — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Munro2.4
3862, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Munro house two people (52.7%), while 23.6% of residents live alone. This share of single-person households is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.4 ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.6% ▲ +39.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Munro, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 1 person is next at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 45.2%, followed by couples with children at 42.6%. One-parent families make up 10.4% of the total, which is well below the national figure.

10.4% ▲ +2.1%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Munro splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (46%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 11%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Munro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21830/munro/topic/family-households