Mollyan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mollyan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 2.0 people live in the typical home in Mollyan, making it a place where small households are the norm. This low number is driven by a high proportion of people living on their own and a lack of large family groups.

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📍 Mollyan, Suburb / Locality

Where Mollyan sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mollyan — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mollyan2.0
2842, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.8% of people here live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.0%. Two-person homes are the most common at 42.3%, while the overall household size is well below the national average of 2.5 people.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Mollyan, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 18.4% of the total, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most frequent family type at 42.1%.

18.4%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mollyan, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (32%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Mollyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12679/mollyan/topic/family-households