Mystic Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mystic Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Mystic Park are couples without children. This small community is defined by small households, with the typical home holding only 2.3 people, which is lower than both the state and national figures.

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📍 Mystic Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Mystic Park sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -11.5%
  • 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 Mystic Park — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mystic Park2.3
3579, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two people make up the most common household size at 53.8%. Very few people live alone here, at 16.3%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.3 ▼ -11.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.3% ▼ -29.6%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.1%
  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mystic Park, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 43.9% of families, while one-parent families account for 13.4%. This last group is more common here than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian average.

13.4% ▲ +317.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Mystic Park splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.

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 Mystic Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21865/mystic-park/topic/family-households