Mudgeeraba · State Electorate

Family & Households in Mudgeeraba

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Mudgeeraba, where 2.8 people live in the typical home. This reflects a community heavily shaped by families, with far fewer people living alone than in other parts of the country.

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📍 Mudgeeraba, State Electorate

Where Mudgeeraba sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Mudgeeraba — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mudgeeraba2.8
Rest of Qld 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is mirrored by the fact that only 17.4% of people live alone, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.4% ▲ +3.9%

Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mudgeeraba, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 60.7%, while one-parent families account for 14.3%. This proportion of single-parent homes is about the same as the national average.

14.3% ▼ -2.0%

Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mudgeeraba, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Mudgeeraba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30059/mudgeeraba/topic/family-households