2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mildura - Buronga · Urban Area
Family & Households in Mildura - Buronga
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Mildura - Buronga than in the state or national average. This shift is a key part of daily life here, with a growing number of single-person households contributing to a general trend of smaller homes.
2.4
▼ -11.1%
- 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 Mildura - Buronga — lower than 57% of areas.
| Mildura - Buronga | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2739, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home now holds 2.4 people, a figure that has dropped from 2.7 in 2011. This change is partly due to a rise in people living alone, who now make up 28.6% of households, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%.
28.6% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mildura - Buronga, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.3% of families, while one-parent families account for 17.3%. This share of single-parent families is well above both the state and national figures, though it has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
17.3% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mildura - Buronga, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Mildura - Buronga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2012/mildura-buronga/topic/family-households