2.4 ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mullumbimby · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Mullumbimby
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significant rise in single-parent homes has reshaped daily life in Mullumbimby. One-parent families now make up 23.3% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This shift reflects a broader change in the community, where more people are living alone or in smaller family units than they were ten years ago.
2.4
▼ -22.6%
- 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 Mullumbimby — higher than 57% of areas.
| Mullumbimby | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2482, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Mullumbimby holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, partly because the number of people living alone has jumped 19 points to 27.8%.
27.8% ▲ +219.9%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mullumbimby, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, reaching 23.3%—a steep climb from just 4% in 2011. Half of all local families are couples with children, while 25.5% are couples without children.
23.3% ▲ +488.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mullumbimby, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Mullumbimby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115107/mullumbimby/topic/family-households