2.5 —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murrumbidgee · State Electorate
Family & Households in Murrumbidgee
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Murrumbidgee have stayed remarkably steady over the last few years. The area is mainly made up of family homes, with about 60% of families being couples with children. These trends have barely changed since 2016, reflecting a stable residential environment.
2.5
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- 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 Murrumbidgee — lower than 57% of areas.
| Murrumbidgee | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Murrumbidgee holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the ACT and national figures. About 26.5% of residents live alone, a rate that has barely changed since 2016.
26.5% —
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Murrumbidgee, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.1%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
11.1% —
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Murrumbidgee, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 Murrumbidgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED80004/murrumbidgee/topic/family-households