Marshall Mount · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Marshall Mount

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large family homes are the norm in Marshall Mount, where the typical household has 3.0 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, creating a residential profile that differs sharply from the state average.

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📍 Marshall Mount, Suburb / Locality

Where Marshall Mount sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +11.1%
  • 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 Marshall Mount — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Marshall Mount3.0
2530, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live alone here, at just 15.1%, which is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in the area holds 3.0 people, much higher than most other areas.

3.0 ▲ +11.1%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.1% ▼ -20.1%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.9%
  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Marshall Mount, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 63.3% of families. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.8%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

8.8% ▲ +127.0%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Marshall Mount, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Marshall Mount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12517/marshall-mount/topic/family-households