Goulburn - Mulwaree · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in Goulburn - Mulwaree

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 30% of households in Goulburn - Mulwaree consist of people living alone, a figure well above the national average. This suggests a high number of single-person homes compared to other similar areas. Overall, family and household patterns here have remained steady since 2016.

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📍 Goulburn - Mulwaree, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Goulburn - Mulwaree sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 1.0: 1 area
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 0 areas
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 4 areas
  • 2.0: 3 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 17 areas
  • 2.3: 60 areas
  • 2.4: 55 areas
  • 2.5: 57 areas
  • 2.6: 43 areas
  • 2.7: 19 areas
  • 2.8: 27 areas
  • 2.9: 16 areas
  • 3.0: 13 areas
  • 3.1: 6 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 1 area
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 1 area
  • 3.9: 0 areas
  • 4.0: 1 area

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Goulburn - Mulwaree — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goulburn - Mulwaree2.4
Rest of NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.1% of people live alone, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. With 35.9% of homes housing two people, the typical household size is 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

2.4

Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.1%

Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 30.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Goulburn - Mulwaree, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 52.2%. One-parent families account for 15.2% of the total, which is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.

15.2%

Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Goulburn - Mulwaree, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Goulburn - Mulwaree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10105/goulburn-mulwaree/topic/family-households