2.3 ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Traralgon - Morwell · Urban Area
Family & Households in Traralgon - Morwell
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 32% of people in Traralgon - Morwell live alone, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This shift toward smaller households has seen the typical number of people per home drop from 2.7 in 2011 to 2.3 today.
2.3
▼ -14.8%
- 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 Traralgon - Morwell — lower than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The usual household size is a little below the Victorian and national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 32.8% of residents live by themselves, a figure that has risen by 13 points since 2011.
32.8% ▲ +67.9%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Traralgon - Morwell splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.4% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This has been a significant trend in the region, with the proportion of single-parent homes rising by 9.2 points since 2011.
19.4% ▲ +90.9%
Higher than 83% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Traralgon - Morwell, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Traralgon - Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2018/traralgon-morwell/topic/family-households