2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mullingar · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mullingar
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Mullingar compared to most other areas, with only 19.1% of households consisting of a single person. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%, reflecting a community where most people share their homes.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Mullingar — higher than 57% of areas.
| Mullingar | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6430, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Mullingar holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Western Australian figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common, making up 34.5% of the total.
19.1% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mullingar, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 1 person (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 54.2%. One-parent families account for 14.5% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.
14.5% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mullingar, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Mullingar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51050/mullingar/topic/family-households