Mallanganee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mallanganee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost 44% of families in Mallanganee are couples without children, making them the most common family type. This contributes to a smaller typical home size, with the area having far more people living alone than most similar places.

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📍 Mallanganee, Suburb / Locality

Where Mallanganee sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -12.5%
  • 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 Mallanganee — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mallanganee2.1
2469, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than usual, with only 2.1 people per house compared to 2.6 in New South Wales. This is linked to a high number of single-person households, which make up 32.1% of the area—well above the national figure of 25.6%.

2.1 ▼ -12.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.1% ▲ +18.9%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.0%
  • 2016: 41.8%
  • 2021: 32.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mallanganee, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 39.4% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.9%. This last figure is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales average.

14.9% ▲ +76.2%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Mallanganee splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (43%) and Couples with children (39%), with One-parent families at 15%.

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 Mallanganee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12467/mallanganee/topic/family-households