Muluckine · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Muluckine

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Muluckine than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure, the community is largely made up of couples with children.

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📍 Muluckine, Suburb / Locality

Where Muluckine sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Muluckine — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Muluckine2.3
6401, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.6% of households consist of a single person, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 25.4%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 38% of all dwellings.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.6% ▲ +12.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.1%
  • 2016: 21.9%
  • 2021: 31.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Muluckine, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children form the largest family group at 58.7%. One-parent families make up 14% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.

14.0% ▼ -44.3%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.1%
  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Muluckine, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Muluckine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51051/muluckine/topic/family-households