Mundaring · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mundaring

How families and households are made up across the area.

Mundaring sits right in the middle of the pack compared to similar areas for its household and family makeup. Most homes are small to medium sized, with 2.5 people living in the typical household. This matches both the Western Australian and national figures exactly.

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Where Mundaring sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Mundaring — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mundaring2.5
6073, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two people live in 38.3% of homes, making it the most common household size. Those living alone make up 22.8% of the area, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.8% ▼ -10.6%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.5%
  • 2016: 24.9%
  • 2021: 22.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mundaring, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 52.6%. One-parent families account for 12.6% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.

12.6% ▲ +21.6%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mundaring, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Mundaring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51055/mundaring/topic/family-households