# Family & Households — Mollymook Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Area: Mollymook Beach (Suburb / Locality)

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.

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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Average household size | 2.2 | +4.8% since 2011 |
| One-parent families | 10.7% | -35.2% since 2011 |
| People living alone | 28.2% | -8.5% since 2011 |

**Family composition** — Couples without children 48.6%, Couples with children 40.4%, One-parent families 10.7%, Other families 0.3%

**Household size** — 2 people 48.2%, 1 person 28.2%, 4 people 9.7%, 3 people 9.4%, 5 people 3.3%, 6 or more 1.5%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12681/mollymook-beach/topic/family-households