Mungallala · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mungallala

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of people living alone than most similar areas define Mungallala. This sparsely populated place has a small typical home size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the national and state figures.

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📍 Mungallala, Suburb / Locality

Where Mungallala sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Mungallala — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mungallala2.2
4467, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Around 38.2% of residents live alone, a figure far above the Queensland and Australian averages. Because of this, the typical home is smaller than most areas, with 38.2% of households containing just one person.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.2%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 38.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mungallala, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 2 people (28%) and 3 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 6.1%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

6.1%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 6.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mungallala, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Mungallala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32070/mungallala/topic/family-households