2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mullumbimby · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mullumbimby
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than one in five homes in Mullumbimby are headed by a single parent, a rate well above the national figure. This creates a unique social landscape where single-parent households are much more common than in most other Australian areas. Overall, the typical home size remains consistent with the state and national average.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Mullumbimby — higher than 50% of areas.
| Mullumbimby | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2482, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.1% of residents live alone, which is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 33.2% of all homes.
28.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mullumbimby, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.2% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This sits alongside couples with children, who make up 50.8% of families in the area.
22.2% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mullumbimby, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; 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 Mullumbimby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12839/mullumbimby/topic/family-households