Maraylya · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Maraylya

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living in each home than in previous years, making Maraylya a place of notably large households. The typical home here holds 3.3 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Maraylya, Suburb / Locality

Where Maraylya sits — Average household size

3.3 ▲ +6.5%
  • 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 Maraylya — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Maraylya3.3
2765, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live alone here, at just 14%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%. This helps explain why the area has some of the highest numbers of people per home in the region.

3.3 ▲ +6.5%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.0% ▲ +28.0%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Maraylya, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 72.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 7.5%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

7.5% ▼ -4.6%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Maraylya, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next 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 Maraylya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12494/maraylya/topic/family-households