Myrtle Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Myrtle Mountain

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Myrtle Mountain compared to the state and national figures, where there are none at all. This small community is mostly made up of couples, with a typical household size that is a little below the Australian average.

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📍 Myrtle Mountain, Suburb / Locality

Where Myrtle Mountain sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Myrtle Mountain — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Myrtle Mountain2.3
2550, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Small households are common here, with 53.6% of homes housing just two people. Overall, the 2.3 people per home is lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Myrtle Mountain, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 26%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 57.4% of families, while 44.4% are couples with children. There are no one-parent families, a figure that is far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Myrtle Mountain, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 40%.

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 Myrtle Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12891/myrtle-mountain/topic/family-households