Mebul · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mebul

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Mebul have remained steady over the last decade, with the typical household now consisting of 2.5 people. While the area has a high proportion of one-parent families compared to similar places, these households are slightly less common here than in the rest of the state.

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Where Mebul sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Mebul — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mebul2.5
2852, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.5 people per home, Mebul is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. This number is around the middle for areas of its type.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Mebul, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 4 people is next at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.7% of families, while 30.8% are couples without children. One-parent families represent 12.8% of the total; this is higher than in most similar areas, though a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.8%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mebul, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Mebul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12562/mebul/topic/family-households