Mudgee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mudgee

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher share of people living alone has become a key feature of Mudgee's home life since 2011. The town's family structures are shifting, with a notable number of one-parent families compared to other similar areas. Most households are small, typically housing between one and two people.

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Where Mudgee sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Mudgee — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mudgee2.4
2850, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.8% of people in Mudgee live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 33.6% containing two people and 28.8% just one, meaning the typical home has 2.4 people.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.8% ▲ +0.8%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.6%
  • 2016: 29.1%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Mudgee splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.6% of the local total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 14.1% national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 54.6%.

16.6% ▲ +2.0%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 16.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mudgee, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Mudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12823/mudgee/topic/family-households