2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Mulgrave, where homes typically hold 2.7 people. This is a place where few people live alone and couples with children make up the clear majority of family types.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 71% of areas.
| Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Mulgrave holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most other areas. Only 21.5% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and national averages and has fallen since 2011.
21.5% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are very common here, making up 61.2% of all families. One-parent families account for 13% of the total, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state average.
13.0% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 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 Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25605/mulgrave/topic/family-households