2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mallowa · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mallowa
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significant shift in living arrangements has occurred in Mallowa since 2011, with a rise in people living alone. The area is now marked by a high number of single-person households, which makes up over 41% of the community.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Mallowa — lower than 71% of areas.
| Mallowa | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2400, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single people make up 41.4% of households, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 25%. This high number of solo dwellers helps explain why the typical home in Mallowa has only 2.3 people, which is lower than most other areas.
41.4% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mallowa, the largest group is 1 person at 48%, followed by 2 people (40%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
There are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 55.8% having children and 48.1% without.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mallowa, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (43%) and Other families (7%).
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 Mallowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12469/mallowa/topic/family-households