Murrays Run · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Murrays Run

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live alone in Murrays Run, where the vast majority of homes are occupied by couples. This creates a quiet residential feel with very few single-person households compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Murrays Run, Suburb / Locality

Where Murrays Run sits — Average household size

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 Murrays Run — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Murrays Run2.2
2325, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here hold just two people, with 64.1% of households fitting this pattern. This contributes to a typical home size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.2 —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.5% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Murrays Run, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 1 person is next at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the bulk of the community, with 56.9% having no children and 35.8% with children. One-parent families are rare at 5.5%, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 14%.

5.5% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 5.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Murrays Run, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; Couples with children is next at 36%.

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 Murrays Run [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12866/murrays-run/topic/family-households