Mudgee Surrounds - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Mudgee Surrounds - East

How families and households are made up across the area.

A growing number of people are living alone in Mudgee Surrounds - East, with 38.6% of households now consisting of just one person. This shift has contributed to a trend where homes in the area are becoming smaller, with the typical number of people per house edging down to 2.1 since 2011.

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📍 Mudgee Surrounds - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mudgee Surrounds - East sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mudgee Surrounds - East — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mudgee Surrounds - East2.1
2849, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are among the highest for this area type at 38.6%, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. Because so many people live alone, the typical home here has 2.1 people, which is a little below the New South Wales average of 2.6.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.6% ▲ +15.8%

Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 33.3%
  • 2016: 36.1%
  • 2021: 38.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Mudgee Surrounds - East splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (39%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.0% of the area, a figure that is a little above the Australian average of 14.1% and has risen since 2011. Other common family types include couples with children at 41.9% and couples without children at 40.3%.

17.0% ▲ +12.1%

Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Mudgee Surrounds - East splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families 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 Mudgee Surrounds - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031073/mudgee-surrounds-east/topic/family-households