Mayfield · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mayfield

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 66% of families in Mayfield, marking it as a primary driver of the area's household makeup. This family-heavy profile is reflected in the typical home, where nearly three people live together.

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📍 Mayfield, Suburb / Locality

Where Mayfield sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Mayfield — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mayfield2.9
2580, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, Mayfield is much higher than most areas. This figure is a little above both the New South Wales average of 2.6 and the national figure of 2.5.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Mayfield, 2 people is the majority at 71%; 4 people is next at 29%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%, which is far below the 14.1% national average and much lower than most other areas. The most common family types here are couples with children (66%) and couples without children (40.4%).

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mayfield, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Mayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12542/mayfield/topic/family-households