Mosman - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Mosman - South

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.

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📍 Mosman - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mosman - South sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mosman - South — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mosman - South2.3
2088, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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%.

Household size

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Mosman - South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 4 people at 15%.

Families

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%.

Family composition

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In Mosman - South, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 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