3.3 ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mulgoa · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mulgoa
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Mulgoa, where the typical home holds 3.3 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community dominated by large family groups. Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the country.
3.3
▲ +6.5%
- 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 Mulgoa — higher than 91% of areas.
| Mulgoa | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 2745, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Mulgoa holds 3.3 people, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This high number is reflected in the fact that only 13.3% of people live alone, a rate far below the Australian average of 25.6%.
13.3% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mulgoa, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 5 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 70.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 7.3%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.3% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mulgoa, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Mulgoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12825/mulgoa/topic/family-households