2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) are couples with children. This makes families the core of the local community, though a rising number of people are now living on their own.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) — higher than 57% of areas.
Average household size.
About 31.3% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen 12 points since 2011. While 2.4 people live in the typical home, this is slightly lower than it was in 2011.
2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.3% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 14%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.5% of the local total, which is much higher than in most other areas. This figure is well above the Victorian average of 13.3% and has grown by 4.1 points since 2011.
20.5% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part), the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212003/mildura-buronga/topic/family-households