Mulara · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mulara

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Mulara, where the typical home holds 3.1 people. This is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia, reflecting a community where few people live on their own.

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Where Mulara sits — Average household size

3.1
  • 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 Mulara — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mulara3.1
4703, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 10.7% of people here live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are shared, with 32.1% containing two people and 17.9% each holding three or five people.

3.1

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.7%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mulara, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 5 people (23%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.0%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.7%, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

8.7%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mulara, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Mulara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32055/mulara/topic/family-households