Mount Murray · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Murray

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families is the most striking feature of Mount Murray, where traditional family structures are far more common than in other areas. Most homes are occupied by couples, and the community maintains a family-focused layout.

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📍 Mount Murray, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Murray sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Murray — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Murray2.7
2577, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.7 people per home, Mount Murray has a higher density of residents in each house than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national averages.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Mount Murray, 2 people is the majority at 77%; 3 people is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of the area, with those without children at 47.7% and those with children at 45.5%. The 0.0% rate of one-parent families is far below the national and state figures of around 14%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Mount Murray splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (47%) and Couples with children (44%), with Other families at 9%.

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 Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12790/mount-murray/topic/family-households