Mollymook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mollymook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Mollymook are couples without children, making it a distinct pocket of the region. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size than seen across the state and nation.

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📍 Mollymook, Suburb / Locality

Where Mollymook sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Mollymook — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mollymook2.3
2539, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than the national figure, with a typical size of 2.3 people. Two-person households are the most common at 46.3%, while 26.3% of residents live alone.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.3% ▼ -0.9%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 26.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mollymook, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 43.3% of families. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.7%, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

10.7% ▼ -15.6%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Mollymook splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Mollymook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12680/mollymook/topic/family-households