2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mortdale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mortdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families in Mortdale, accounting for 62.3% of all families. This creates a family-focused environment where homes are slightly more crowded than the national figure. Most households here consist of two or more people.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Mortdale — higher than 57% of areas.
| Mortdale | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2223, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Mortdale hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While 26.1% of people live alone, this is about the same as the Australian figure.
26.1% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Mortdale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.9% of the total, a figure that is a little below both the state and national levels. The rest of the family landscape is dominated by couples, with 24.4% having no children.
11.9% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mortdale, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Mortdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12739/mortdale/topic/family-households