2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Michelago · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households have become more common in Michelago, where nearly three people now live in the typical home. This is a family-focused area where a small number of people live alone compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Michelago — higher than 81% of areas.
| Michelago | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Michelago holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Very few people live alone here, at just 14.6%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.6% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Michelago, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 64.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 7.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.1% ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Michelago, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Michelago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12609/michelago/topic/family-households