2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mosman - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-person living define Mosman - South compared to similar areas. While most homes are family-based, a striking 31.2% of households consist of just one person, which is well above the national figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mosman - South — lower than 71% of areas.
| Mosman - South | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2088, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This smaller average size is driven by the high proportion of people living alone, which is well above the Australian average of 25.6%.
2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.2% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Mosman - South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 4 people at 15%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.7% of families here, but one-parent families are much less common than in most areas. At 9.4%, this is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.4% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mosman - South, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mosman - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121041689/mosman-south/topic/family-households