2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Monash · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Monash
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical household patterns in Monash are similar to most other areas, though the community has a higher share of one-parent families. Most homes here are family-based, with a typical household size of 2.5 people, which matches the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Monash — higher than 50% of areas.
| Monash | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2904, ACT | 2.7 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26% of people live alone, a figure that is about the same as the national and territory averages. The most common household size is two people, making up 33.9% of all homes.
26.0% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Monash, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.3% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the ACT average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 58.5%.
13.3% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Monash, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80097/monash/topic/family-households