Mukinbudin · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Mukinbudin

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher proportion of people live alone in Mukinbudin than in the rest of the state. This trend is reflected in the small typical household size, which has fallen to just 2.0 people per home since 2011.

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📍 Mukinbudin, Urban Centre

Where Mukinbudin sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -20.0%
  • 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 Mukinbudin — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mukinbudin2.0
6479, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is common here, with 43.9% of households consisting of one person—far above the national figure of 25.6%. This explains why the typical home holds much fewer people than most other areas.

2.0 ▼ -20.0%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 4.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

43.9% ▲ +93.6%

Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 43.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mukinbudin, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (40%) and 4 people (5%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest family group at 43.2%, while one-parent families have risen to 14.2% since 2011. This latest figure is about the same as the state and national averages.

14.2% ▲ +242.8%

Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.1%
  • 2016: 43.4%
  • 2021: 14.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Mukinbudin splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 14%.

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 Mukinbudin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522048/mukinbudin/topic/family-households