2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murrumbucca · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Murrumbucca — higher than 57% of areas.
| Murrumbucca | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Murrumbucca, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (19%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Murrumbucca, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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