2.7 ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount George · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mount George
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of the families in Mount George are led by a single parent, which is a far higher rate than across the state. This shift toward single-parent homes is a key feature of daily life here, though the overall household size remains around the national figure.
2.7
▲ +28.6%
- 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 Mount George — higher than 71% of areas.
| Mount George | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2424, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Mount George holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 21.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the New South Wales and national averages.
21.4% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mount George, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 24% of the total, a rate that is far above the New South Wales average of 14%. Couples with children are the most common group, accounting for 47.7% of families.
24.0% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount George, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (25%) and One-parent families (25%).
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 Mount George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12772/mount-george/topic/family-households