2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murrah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Murrah
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of the people in Murrah live alone, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a smaller typical household size for the area. Most homes are occupied by just one or two people.
2.2
—
- 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 Murrah — lower than 76% of areas.
| Murrah | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2546, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Murrah has 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. Over half of all households consist of two people, while 29% are single-person homes.
29.0% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Murrah, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 32%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with one parent make up 15.1% of the total, a figure slightly higher than the New South Wales average. Couples with and without children each account for 43.4% of family groups.
15.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Murrah splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 15%.
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 Murrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12860/murrah/topic/family-households