3.2 ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Druitt · State Electorate
Family & Households in Mount Druitt
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 66.8% of families in Mount Druitt, which is the most common family type here. This area is known for having larger households than most, with the typical home now housing 3.2 people. This marks a significant increase from the 2.5 people per home seen in 2011.
3.2
▲ +28.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Druitt — higher than 99% of areas.
| Mount Druitt | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Mount Druitt houses 3.2 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. Only 15.7% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the same state and national levels and has fallen by 11 points since 2011.
15.7% ▼ -40.6%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Mount Druitt splits fairly evenly between 2 people (24%) and 4 people (21%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.6% of the area, which is much higher than most other areas. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and has risen by 5.3 points since 2011.
17.6% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Druitt, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; One-parent families is next at 18%.
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 Mount Druitt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10054/mount-druitt/topic/family-households