Yarrawonga - Mulwala (Mulwala Part) · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Yarrawonga - Mulwala (Mulwala Part)

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living in each home in Yarrawonga - Mulwala (Mulwala Part) than they were in 2011. The typical household size has dropped to 2.2 people, while the number of people living alone has climbed. This shift reflects a move toward smaller living arrangements across the area.

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📍 Yarrawonga - Mulwala (Mulwala Part), Urban Centre

Where Yarrawonga - Mulwala (Mulwala Part) sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -15.4%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrawonga - Mulwala (Mulwala Part) — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Yarrawonga - Mulwala (Mulwala Part)2.2
2647, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A little below the national figure, the typical home here has 2.2 people. Nearly 30% of residents live alone, which is well above the New South Wales average of 25% and reflects a rise since 2011.

2.2 ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.5% ▲ +15.1%

Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 29.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Yarrawonga - Mulwala (Mulwala Part), the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46% of families here. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, falling to 10.4% since 2011, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

10.4% ▼ -55.7%

Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 23.4%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Yarrawonga - Mulwala (Mulwala Part) splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 10%.

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 Yarrawonga - Mulwala (Mulwala Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113018/yarrawonga-mulwala/topic/family-households