2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mulla Creek · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mulla Creek — higher than 76% of areas.
| Mulla Creek | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2352, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
10.0% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Mulla Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 3 people (12%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mulla Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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