2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.0
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mayfield · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mayfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up a huge 32.1% of the community in Mayfield, a figure far above the national average. This high proportion of single-parent homes shapes the local family landscape, though the typical number of people living in each house remains steady.
2.5
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- 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 50% of areas.
| Mayfield | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in each home, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Household size
View on map →Mayfield splits fairly evenly between 1 person (50%) and 2 people (50%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are very common here, sitting at 32.1%, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples without children also make up 32.1% of families, while couples with children account for 25%.
32.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Mayfield splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (36%), with Couples with children at 28%.
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/SAL12543/mayfield/topic/family-households