Mardi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mardi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in Mardi since 2011. Today, the area is mostly made up of families, with a typical home holding 2.8 people, which is higher than most similar areas.

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Where Mardi sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Mardi — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mardi2.8
2259, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People in Mardi are much less likely to live alone than in other areas, with only 18.2% of households being single-person. This helps explain why the typical home is larger than the national figure of 2.5 people.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2% ▲ +16.7%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mardi, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are common here, but one-parent families make up 19% of the total. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.

19.0% ▲ +29.3%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mardi, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mardi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12498/mardi/topic/family-households