Mayrung · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mayrung

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households define Mayrung, where the typical home holds 2.9 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where family living is common and few people live alone.

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📍 Mayrung, Suburb / Locality

Where Mayrung 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 Mayrung — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mayrung2.9
2710, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with 2.9 people per dwelling. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6, and only 21.3% of people live alone, which is well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.0%
  • 2021: 21.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mayrung, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 69%. Meanwhile, one-parent families are far less common here at 3.1% compared to the 14.1% seen across Australia.

3.1%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 3.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mayrung, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; 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 Mayrung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12547/mayrung/topic/family-households