2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Murwillumbah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Murwillumbah
How families and households are made up across the area.
One in three people living alone defines the residential landscape of South Murwillumbah. This high number of single-person households is a standout feature for the area, though typical home sizes remain about the same as the national figure.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 South Murwillumbah — lower than 57% of areas.
| South Murwillumbah | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.7% of people here live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. With 2.4 people per home, the typical household size is about the same as in New South Wales and across Australia.
32.7% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →South Murwillumbah splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 22.5% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates for this type of family among similar areas.
22.5% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Murwillumbah, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 South Murwillumbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13609/south-murwillumbah/topic/family-households