Muntham · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Muntham

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and a strong focus on couples define the daily life of Muntham. This is a place where households are generally bigger than the national figure, with more than half of all families consisting of couples raising children.

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📍 Muntham, Suburb / Locality

Where Muntham sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Muntham — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Muntham2.8
3315, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Muntham are more crowded than in most other areas. With 2.8 people per home, the figure is a little above the 2.5 people typically found in Victoria and across Australia.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Muntham splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 3 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The area has a very different family mix than the rest of the country, with no one-parent families recorded. This is far below the national figure of 14.1%, while couples with children make up 53.8% of the local family total.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Muntham, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 48%.

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 Muntham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21831/muntham/topic/family-households