Mandurama · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mandurama

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of one-parent families than the state average marks the domestic landscape of Mandurama. While most homes are small, the area has a notable number of single-person households and a high proportion of single parents compared to national trends.

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📍 Mandurama, Suburb / Locality

Where Mandurama sits — Average household size

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 Mandurama — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mandurama2.3
2792, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Mandurama typically hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. About 26.4% of residents live alone, a rate slightly above the New South Wales average.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.4% ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.4%
  • 2016: 28.9%
  • 2021: 26.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mandurama, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.9% of the community, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 40.2%.

19.9% ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.5%
  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 19.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Mandurama splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (40%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 20%.

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 Mandurama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12477/mandurama/topic/family-households