Mount Mitchell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Mitchell

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Mount Mitchell than in the rest of the country, with only 16.7% of households consisting of one person. This sparsely populated area is mostly made up of small family groups and couples, resulting in a typical home size that is slightly smaller than the national figure.

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📍 Mount Mitchell, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Mitchell sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Mitchell — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Mitchell2.2
2365, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are a little smaller than those in New South Wales and Australia, with 2.2 people per dwelling. Most households consist of just two people, making up 66.7% of the total.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47.2%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Mitchell, 2 people is the majority at 63%; 1 person is next at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 9.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. More than half of the families are couples without children, while 43.9% are couples with children.

9.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Mitchell, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 41%.

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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12789/mount-mitchell/topic/family-households