Malabugilmah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Malabugilmah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more single-parent families live in Malabugilmah than in most similar areas, with 45.5% of families fitting this description. This high proportion of single parents stands out against the national trend, where the typical home is smaller and houses fewer people than the state average.

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📍 Malabugilmah, Suburb / Locality

Where Malabugilmah sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Malabugilmah — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Malabugilmah2.2
2460, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Malabugilmah hold 2.2 people on average. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.

Household size

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In Malabugilmah, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (31%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 45.5% of the local total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Other family types include couples without children at 31.8% and couples with children at 27.3%.

Family composition

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In Malabugilmah, the largest group is One-parent families at 34%, followed by Couples without children (24%) and Couples with children (21%).

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 Malabugilmah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12463/malabugilmah/topic/family-households