Mallan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mallan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer single-parent families live in Mallan than in the rest of the country, where there are none at all. This creates a distinct home life for the area, with a typical household size of 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Mallan, Suburb / Locality

Where Mallan sits — Average household size

3.1
  • 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 Mallan — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mallan3.1
2734, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Mallan are larger than most, with 3.1 people per home. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

3.1

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.7
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Mallan splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 4 people (33%), with 5 people at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are mostly couples, with 51.4% having children and 35.1% without. There are no one-parent families in Mallan, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mallan, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Mallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12466/mallan/topic/family-households