Michelago · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Michelago

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.

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📍 Michelago, Suburb / Locality

Where Michelago sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Michelago — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Michelago2.9
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.6% ▲ +10.3%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Michelago, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Michelago, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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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Cite this page

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