Mundaring · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Mundaring

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Mundaring than in 2011, yet the area remains a stronghold for larger households. The typical home holds 2.6 people, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Mundaring, Council (LGA)

Where Mundaring sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Mundaring — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mundaring2.6
Greater Perth 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.6% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This low rate of single-person homes helps explain why the typical household size here is larger than in most other areas.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.6% ▲ +11.2%

Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 20.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mundaring, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.7% of families, while one-parent families account for 11.8%. This last figure is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.

11.8% ▼ -0.6%

Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mundaring, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Mundaring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56090/mundaring/topic/family-households