Mona Vale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mona Vale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people per home are found in Mona Vale than in most similar areas. This coastal suburb is primarily made up of family units, with nearly 60% of households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Mona Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Mona Vale sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Mona Vale — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mona Vale2.6
2103, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. About 23.6% of households are people living alone, a figure slightly below the national average.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.6% ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 22.7%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mona Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.7% of families, while 29.3% are couples without children. Only 10.5% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.5% ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mona Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 Mona Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12683/mona-vale/topic/family-households