Mullaley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mullaley

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher proportion of single-parent families than most areas defines daily life in Mullaley. While household sizes here match the national typical of 2.5 people, the community sees a higher rate of one-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Mullaley, Suburb / Locality

Where Mullaley sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Mullaley — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mullaley2.5
2379, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Mullaley house two people, making up 38.7% of all households. About 22.6% of residents live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.6%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mullaley, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families here are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 16.0% of the total. This rate is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 14.1%.

16.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mullaley, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Mullaley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12831/mullaley/topic/family-households