3.0 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mitchells Flat · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger-than-average homes define daily life in Mitchells Flat, where the typical household has 3.0 people. This is a family-centric area where very few people live by themselves compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mitchells Flat — higher than 86% of areas.
| Mitchells Flat | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.0 people per dwelling compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 11.1%, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.
3.0 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
11.1% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Mitchells Flat, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (21%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are the norm, with 70.1% of households being couples with children. One-parent families make up 7.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages of around 14%.
7.2% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mitchells Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mitchells Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12662/mitchells-flat/topic/family-households