Monbulk (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Monbulk (Eastern Victoria)

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Monbulk have edged down since 2016, though the area still sees more people per home than most other regions. It is a place where families are the dominant living arrangement, with a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Monbulk (Eastern Victoria), State Electorate

Where Monbulk (Eastern Victoria) sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 3 areas
  • 2.0: 4 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 23 areas
  • 2.3: 65 areas
  • 2.4: 66 areas
  • 2.5: 72 areas
  • 2.6: 51 areas
  • 2.7: 44 areas
  • 2.8: 32 areas
  • 2.9: 28 areas
  • 3.0: 11 areas
  • 3.1: 10 areas
  • 3.2: 10 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 0 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Monbulk (Eastern Victoria) — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Monbulk (Eastern Victoria)2.7
Greater Melbourne 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Monbulk holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. Only 18.8% of households consist of one person, a figure well below the national rate of 25.6%.

2.7

Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.8%

Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Monbulk (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most homes are headed by couples with children, making up 63.7% of families. Only 11.1% are one-parent families, which is much lower than in most other areas.

11.1%

Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Monbulk (Eastern Victoria), Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Monbulk (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25102/monbulk/topic/family-households