3.1 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murrumbateman · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Murrumbateman
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than three people typically live in each home in Murrumbateman, making it a place where large households are the norm. This is a family-focused area where very few people live alone, and the majority of homes are occupied by couples with children.
3.1
▲ +3.3%
- 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 Murrumbateman — higher than 88% of areas.
| Murrumbateman | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2582, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per dwelling compared to 2.5 nationally. Only 10% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%.
10.0% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Murrumbateman, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 67.3% of the area's families. The proportion of one-parent families is just 6.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
6.7% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Murrumbateman, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; 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 Murrumbateman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12871/murrumbateman/topic/family-households