Murbko · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Murbko

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of all homes in Murbko are occupied by people living alone, which is far above the national figure. This creates a community where small households are the norm, with very few large families living in the area.

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📍 Murbko, Suburb / Locality

Where Murbko sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 Murbko — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Murbko1.9
5320, SA 1.9
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Murbko has only 1.9 people, which is well below the South Australian average of 2.4. This is driven by the high number of single-person households, with 36.2% of residents living alone.

1.9

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.6%
  • 2021: 36.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Murbko, 2 people is the majority at 61%; 1 person is next at 39%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 63.2%, while one-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas, at just 8.8%.

8.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Murbko, Couples without children is the majority at 62%; Couples with children is next at 29%.

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 Murbko [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40982/murbko/topic/family-households