Mirador · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mirador

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Mirador than in the rest of the country, with only 18.3% of households being single-person homes. This makes Mirador a place where people are much more likely to live with others, as the typical home holds 2.5 people.

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📍 Mirador, Suburb / Locality

Where Mirador 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 Mirador — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mirador2.5
2548, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost half of all homes (46.5%) are occupied by two people. This helps explain why the proportion of people living alone is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.3%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mirador, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with nearly half having children. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up only 3.6% of the total, which is far below the national average of 14.1%.

3.6%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 3.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mirador, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 46%.

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 Mirador [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12655/mirador/topic/family-households