2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Myrtleford · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Myrtleford
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group in Myrtleford, accounting for 47.8% of families. While families are common, the area has a high number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country. This mix keeps the typical household size smaller than the state and national figures.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Myrtleford — lower than 76% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 31.8% of people in Myrtleford live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home has 2.2 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.
31.8% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Myrtleford, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national rates.
13.9% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Myrtleford, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 Myrtleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21863/myrtleford/topic/family-households