2.4 —
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Goulburn - Mulwaree · Sub-region (SA3)
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.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Goulburn - Mulwaree — lower than 71% of areas.
| Goulburn - Mulwaree | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.1% —
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Goulburn - Mulwaree, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Goulburn - Mulwaree, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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