2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mornington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mornington
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 24% of families in Mornington are headed by a single parent, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its family makeup, though the typical number of people in each home remains consistent with the rest of the state.
2.4
▲ +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 Mornington — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 28.1% of people here live alone, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure. Most homes are small, with 31.7% holding two people and 28.1% holding just one.
28.1% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Mornington splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.8% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common group, accounting for 48.6% of families.
23.8% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mornington, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (27%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 Mornington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60425/mornington/topic/family-households