Murrumbucca · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Murrumbucca

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much lower rates of one-parent families mark the social landscape of Murrumbucca, where only 10.1% of families fit this group. The area is mostly made up of couples, though it has a higher proportion of people living alone than most similar places.

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Where Murrumbucca sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Murrumbucca — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Murrumbucca2.6
2630, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.1% of people here live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. The typical home has 2.6 people, a rate that is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.1%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 28.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Murrumbucca, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 55.1%. The 10.1% of one-parent families is well below both the state and national figures, which sit around 14%.

10.1%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Murrumbucca, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without 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 Murrumbucca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12873/murrumbucca/topic/family-households