Mulla Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mulla Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Mulla Creek, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a place of large family groups, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Mulla Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Mulla Creek sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Mulla Creek — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mulla Creek2.8
2352, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 10% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why households here are much larger than most areas, with 13.3% of homes housing six or more people.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.0%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mulla Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.4% of families. One-parent families account for 15.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.

15.6%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mulla Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Mulla Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12830/mulla-creek/topic/family-households