Mungay Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mungay Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more one-parent families live in Mungay Creek than in most similar areas, with a rate of 33.7%. This standout figure defines the local family landscape, though typical home sizes remain similar to the rest of Australia.

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📍 Mungay Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Mungay Creek sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Mungay Creek — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mungay Creek2.7
2440, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the national figure, with typically 2.7 people per house. About 26.1% of households consist of just one person, which is around the middle for similar areas.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.1%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.4%
  • 2021: 26.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mungay Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 33.7% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% national average. These households are nearly as common as couples with children, who account for 34.6% of families.

33.7%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39.5%
  • 2021: 33.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Mungay Creek splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (36%), with Couples without children at 27%.

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 Mungay Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12852/mungay-creek/topic/family-households