Mueller Ranges · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mueller Ranges

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Mueller Ranges are couples with children, reflecting a community with very large households. With 3.6 people per home, this is well above the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Mueller Ranges sits — Average household size

3.6 ▲ +2.9%
  • 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 Mueller Ranges — higher than 96% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mueller Ranges3.6
6770, WA 3.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, with over 21% housing six or more people. Far fewer people live alone compared to the rest of Australia, at just 18.8%.

3.6 ▲ +2.9%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5
  • 2016: 3.6
  • 2021: 3.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.8% ▼ -22.1%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.2%
  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Mueller Ranges splits fairly evenly between 3 people (22%) and 6 or more (21%), with 2 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 38.2% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1% and among the highest for similar areas.

38.2% ▲ +25.4%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.5%
  • 2016: 25.2%
  • 2021: 38.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mueller Ranges, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by One-parent families (39%) and Couples without children (13%).

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 Mueller Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51042/mueller-ranges/topic/family-households