2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mudgee · Urban Area
Family & Households in Mudgee
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Mudgee are couples with children, reflecting a strong family focus for the town. The area is mostly made up of traditional family units and two-person households, with few people living on their own compared to similar regions.
2.5
▲ +8.7%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Mudgee — higher than 71% of areas.
| Mudgee | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2850, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Mudgee hold 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure and a slight increase since 2011. While 34.2% of households have two people, those living alone make up 27.6% of the total, a rate lower than in most areas.
27.6% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mudgee, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.3% of families, while those without children account for 28.2%. One-parent families make up 15.5% of the total, a figure that is a little above the state and national averages and has risen slightly since 2011.
15.5% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 63% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mudgee, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 Mudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1022/mudgee/topic/family-households