Moonee Beach · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Moonee Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Moonee Beach than in most similar areas. This creates a landscape where households are generally larger, with the typical home holding 2.5 people.

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📍 Moonee Beach, Urban Centre

Where Moonee Beach sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Moonee Beach — higher than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moonee Beach2.5
2450, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households make up only 16.3% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes hold two people (45.6%), and the typical household size has edged up since 2011.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.3% ▼ -26.5%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Moonee Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families here (50.3%). One-parent families account for 13.6% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales average.

13.6% ▼ -15.8%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moonee Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Moonee Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121080/moonee-beach/topic/family-households