Mulloon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mulloon

How families and households are made up across the area.

More families live together in Mulloon than in many similar areas. The area is defined by a strong presence of couples with children, who make up 51% of all families.

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📍 Mulloon, Suburb / Locality

Where Mulloon sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -13.8%
  • 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 Mulloon — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mulloon2.5
2622, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 20.4% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 38.8% containing two people, though 12.2% hold five people.

2.5 ▼ -13.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.4% ▼ -8.2%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mulloon, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 13% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is slightly lower than the New South Wales average of 14%.

13.0% ▼ -20.4%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mulloon, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 Mulloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12838/mulloon/topic/family-households