2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Muswellbrook · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Muswellbrook
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher rate of single-parent families marks the home life in Muswellbrook compared to the rest of the country. While the typical household size is 2.5 people, there is a growing number of people living on their own. These trends highlight a mix of traditional family homes and a rising number of sole occupants.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Muswellbrook — higher than 71% of areas.
| Muswellbrook | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.5% of residents live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure and a rise from 2011. Most homes house two people (32.8%), though the usual number of residents per home has edged down slightly to 2.5.
28.5% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Muswellbrook splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17.8% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type, accounting for 54.7% of all families.
17.8% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Muswellbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15650/muswellbrook/topic/family-households