2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mount Macarthur
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger-than-usual households are common in Mount Macarthur, where most homes house more people than in other similar areas. This means daily life typically involves more family members or housemates sharing a roof, with an average of 2.7 people per dwelling.
2.7
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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 Mount Macarthur — higher than 71% of areas.
| Mount Macarthur | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4723, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national averages of 2.5 people per home.
Household size
View on map →Mount Macarthur splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 5 people (50%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is Couples without children at 63%, ahead of Couples with children (47%).
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Macarthur, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 43%.
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 Mount Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31988/mount-macarthur/topic/family-households