2.4 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moss Vale · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
A drop in the number of single-parent families has been the main shift in Moss Vale since 2011. Most people here live in couples with children, while the typical household size has remained steady at 2.4 people over the last decade.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Moss Vale — higher than 57% of areas.
| Moss Vale | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 29.3% of residents live alone, which is well above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Two-person households are the most common, making up 34.7% of the area.
2.4 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.3% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Moss Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 53.5%. Single-parent families now account for 15.1% of the total, a figure that fell 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
15.1% ▼ -32.2%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Moss Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Moss Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114020/moss-vale/topic/family-households