Maffra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Maffra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a roof in Maffra (NSW) than in most similar areas. The typical home here holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Maffra sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maffra — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Maffra2.0
2630, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.0 people per home, Maffra has a much lower density of residents per dwelling than most areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Maffra, 1 person is the majority at 56%; 2 people is next at 25%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 44%, ahead of One-parent families (22%).

Family composition

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In Maffra, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 27%.

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 Maffra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12449/maffra/topic/family-households