Mulgildie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mulgildie

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Mulgildie than in most other similar areas. This contributes to a smaller typical household size, with only 2.3 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Mulgildie, Suburb / Locality

Where Mulgildie sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Mulgildie — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mulgildie2.3
4630, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.2% of residents live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This helps explain why the typical home is smaller than most, with 39% of households containing just two people.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.2%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 32.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mulgildie, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.1% of the total, a figure well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 44.8%.

18.1%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 18.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mulgildie, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Mulgildie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32057/mulgildie/topic/family-households