2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Muswellbrook Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Muswellbrook Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
Muswellbrook Surrounds fits the national pattern for home life, with household sizes and living arrangements that mirror the broader Australian experience. Most homes are headed by couples, though the number of people living alone has crept up since 2011.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Muswellbrook Surrounds — lower than 57% of areas.
| Muswellbrook Surrounds | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2333, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 36.6% of households contain two people, those living alone now make up 24.9% of the area.
24.9% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Muswellbrook Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.4% of families, while one-parent families are a little below the state and national figures at 11.9%.
11.9% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Muswellbrook Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106041127/muswellbrook-surrounds/topic/family-households