2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mardan · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mardan
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a roof in Mardan than in most similar areas, with the typical home holding 2.6 people. This reflects a community where families are common, as nearly 60% of households consist of couples with children.
2.6
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- 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 Mardan — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 22% of people live alone, which is well below the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Most homes here are smaller, with 42.7% containing two people and 20.7% holding three.
22.0% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mardan, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 58%.
9.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mardan, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Mardan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21602/mardan/topic/family-households