Mount Riverview · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Riverview

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a dominant 62.3% of families in Mount Riverview. This is a place where homes are generally busier and more crowded than in most other areas. The high number of families means far fewer people live on their own compared to state and national trends.

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📍 Mount Riverview, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Riverview sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Mount Riverview — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Riverview2.8
2774, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.8 people per home, households here are much larger than in most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 16.4% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4% ▲ +13.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Riverview, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, with 62.3% of families being couples with children. One-parent families make up 10.7% of the total, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

10.7% ▲ +14.5%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Riverview, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12799/mount-riverview/topic/family-households