3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Burnett · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 77% of families in Mount Burnett, making it a very family-focused area. The neighbourhood has much larger households than most other areas, with a very small number of people living alone.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Burnett — higher than 86% of areas.
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.0 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 8.2% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% average across Australia.
3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
8.2% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Mount Burnett, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (24%) and 4 people (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up just 5.0% of the total. This figure is well below the 14.1% national average and much lower than most similar areas.
5.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mount Burnett, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mount Burnett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21779/mount-burnett/topic/family-households