Mount Hotham · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Mount Hotham

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of people live alone in Mount Hotham (L) than in the rest of Victoria. This small community is largely made up of small households, with about 36% of residents living by themselves.

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📍 Mount Hotham, Urban Centre

Where Mount Hotham sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Hotham — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Hotham2.3
3741, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Over a third of residents live alone, a figure far above the national rate of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 41.7% housing two people and the typical home holding 2.3 people.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.1% ▲ +13.3%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 31.9%
  • 2016: 28.8%
  • 2021: 36.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Hotham, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

No one-parent families live here, which is far below the 14.1% national figure. Among families, 56.7% are couples without children and 33.3% are couples with children.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Hotham, Couples without children is the majority at 63%; Couples with children is next at 37%.

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 Mount Hotham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222058/mount-hotham/topic/family-households