3.1 ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McMahon · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in McMahon
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger living arrangements are common in McMahon, where the typical home holds 3.1 people. This is a high figure compared to most areas and has risen steadily since 2011. It suggests a place where more people share their living space than is usual across the country.
3.1
▲ +19.2%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is McMahon — higher than 99% of areas.
| McMahon | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with only 18.6% of people living alone. This is well below the national figure of 25.6% and has fallen since 2011.
18.6% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In McMahon, the largest group is 2 people at 26%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 65.7%. One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 16.5% of households, which is a little above the national figure.
16.5% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In McMahon, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; One-parent families is next at 17%.
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 McMahon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED128/mcmahon/topic/family-households