2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mosman Park · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mosman Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of residents in Mosman Park now live alone, a trend that has grown over the last decade. This shift has left the area with smaller typical households and a much higher proportion of single-parent families than the national average.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 Mosman Park — lower than 71% of areas.
| Mosman Park | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is largely because 32.8% of people live alone, a figure well above both Queensland and Australia.
32.8% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mosman Park, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.9% of the local total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions seen in similar areas.
25.9% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mosman Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (26%).
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 Mosman Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31927/mosman-park/topic/family-households