Echuca - Moama · Urban Area

Family & Households in Echuca - Moama

How families and households are made up across the area.

Roughly 28.5% of people live alone in Echuca - Moama, which is a little above the national figure. This reflects a diverse mix of living arrangements, where half of all families are couples raising children.

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Where Echuca - Moama sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 2.0: 2 areas
  • 2.1: 1 area
  • 2.2: 11 areas
  • 2.3: 27 areas
  • 2.4: 24 areas
  • 2.5: 27 areas
  • 2.6: 9 areas
  • 2.7: 5 areas
  • 2.8: 3 areas
  • 2.9: 0 areas
  • 3.0: 1 area
  • 3.1: 0 areas
  • 3.2: 0 areas
  • 3.3: 1 area

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Echuca - Moama — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Echuca - Moama2.4
3564, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 38.5%, while those living alone have risen slightly since 2011 to 28.5%.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.5% ▲ +5.4%

Lower than 51% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 27.0%
  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 28.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Echuca - Moama, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 50.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.3% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2011.

14.3% ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 77% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Echuca - Moama, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Echuca - Moama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2007/echuca-moama/topic/family-households