Mollymook Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mollymook Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Mollymook Beach are couples without children. This local area has a higher proportion of people living alone than most similar places, and homes are typically smaller than the state and national figures.

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📍 Mollymook Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Mollymook Beach sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +4.8%
  • 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 Beach — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mollymook Beach2.2
2539, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly half of all households have two people, while 28.2% are single-person homes. This rate of people living alone is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.0%, meaning the typical home here has fewer people than most areas.

2.2 ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.2% ▼ -8.5%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.8%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 28.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mollymook Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 48.6% of families, while 40.4% are couples with children. One-parent families represent 10.7% of the total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

10.7% ▼ -35.2%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.5%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mollymook Beach, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (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 Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12681/mollymook-beach/topic/family-households