Moonan Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Moonan Flat

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 60% of families in Moonan Flat are couples with children, making this the most common household type. The area has a very small proportion of single-parent families compared to the rest of the country. Overall, household sizes and the number of people living alone are about the same as across Australia.

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📍 Moonan Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Moonan Flat sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +19.0%
  • 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 Moonan Flat — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moonan Flat2.5
2337, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Moonan Flat has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 25% of households are people living alone, a rate that matches both the state and national averages.

2.5 ▲ +19.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0% ▼ -9.8%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.7%
  • 2016: 41.3%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Moonan Flat, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up only 3.6% of the total, which is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families here are couples, with 60.4% having children and 42.3% without.

3.6% ▼ -37.2%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 3.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moonan Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Moonan Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12708/moonan-flat/topic/family-households