Myall Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Myall Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A huge 74.1% of families in Myall Park are couples with children, making it a place where large households are the norm. The area is heavily geared towards family life, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Myall Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Myall Park sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 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 Myall Park — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Myall Park3.0
2681, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.0 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 15.1% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.1% ▼ -13.4%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Myall Park, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up just 1.6%. This is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

1.6% ▼ -56.6%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 1.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Myall Park, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Myall Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12884/myall-park/topic/family-households