2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Doctor George Mountain · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Half of all homes in Doctor George Mountain are occupied by people living alone. This is far above the national figure and makes the area much smaller in terms of people per home than most other regions. Most households here consist of only one or two people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Doctor George Mountain — lower than 76% of areas.
| Doctor George Mountain | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
People per home is 2.2, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This small household size is driven by the fact that 50% of residents live alone, a rate that is far above the national average of 25.6%.
2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Doctor George Mountain, the largest group is 1 person at 48%, followed by 2 people (40%) and 4 people (12%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.8% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 8.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14%.
8.9% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Doctor George Mountain, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Doctor George Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11265/doctor-george-mountain/topic/family-households