Mullaquana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mullaquana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Typical family patterns in Mullaquana sit around the middle compared to similar areas. Over half of the homes are headed by couples with children, contributing to a typical household size of 2.4 people. This is almost exactly the same as the state and national figures.

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Where Mullaquana sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -14.3%
  • 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 Mullaquana — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mullaquana2.4
5608, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 21.2% of people live alone, which is well below the figures for both South Australia and Australia. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 38.4% of the total.

2.4 ▼ -14.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.2% ▲ +20.2%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mullaquana, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units are mostly couples, with 50.5% having children and 39.4% without. One-parent families make up 11.2% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average.

11.2% ▲ +283.5%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mullaquana, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Mullaquana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40970/mullaquana/topic/family-households