2.3 ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8
- 2016: 4.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murrin Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Murrin Bridge
How families and households are made up across the area.
A huge gap separates Murrin Bridge from the rest of the country, with one-parent families making up 57.9% of the area. This high proportion of single-parent homes is far above the national figure. Most households are small, typically housing just 2.3 people.
2.3
▼ -39.5%
- 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 Murrin Bridge — lower than 71% of areas.
| Murrin Bridge | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2672, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly smaller than those in New South Wales and Australia, with a typical size of 2.3 people. About 26.1% of households consist of one person, which is around the middle for similar areas.
26.1% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Murrin Bridge splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 3 people (32%), with 4 people at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are very common here, sitting at 57.9%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14%. This group is much larger than couples with children, who make up 26.3% of families.
57.9% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Murrin Bridge, One-parent families is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 23%.
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 Murrin Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12868/murrin-bridge/topic/family-households