2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Myrtlebank · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Myrtlebank
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 4.9% of families in Myrtlebank are led by a single parent, which is much lower than most other areas. This small proportion of one-parent homes contributes to a local trend of larger households and more children living with both parents.
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 Myrtlebank — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
People per home is 2.7, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 17.4% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
17.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Myrtlebank, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63.1% of families here. The 4.9% of one-parent families is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
4.9% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Myrtlebank, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Myrtlebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21862/myrtlebank/topic/family-households