Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are much more common in Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills than in most similar areas. The typical home here holds 3.3 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This reflects a community where large family groups are the norm and people living alone are rare.

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📍 Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills sits — Average household size

3.3 ▲ +6.5%
  • 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 Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills — higher than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills3.3
2745, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.3 people per home, household sizes have edged up since 2011 and are now well above the New South Wales average. Only 12.6% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen since 2011.

3.3 ▲ +6.5%

Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.6% ▼ -17.2%

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

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 71.6%. One-parent families account for 10.0% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures.

10.0% ▲ +5.7%

Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031463/mulgoa-luddenham-orchard-hills/topic/family-households