Moonee Beach West · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Moonee Beach West

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are the norm in Moonee Beach West, where the typical home holds 3.1 people. This is a family-focused area with very few people living alone, creating a community where most residents share their living spaces.

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📍 Moonee Beach West, Urban Centre

Where Moonee Beach West sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -11.4%
  • 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 West — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moonee Beach West3.1
2450, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here are larger than the national figure, though the typical number of people per house has fallen from 3.5 in 2011 to 3.1. Only 7.4% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.1 ▼ -11.4%

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.5
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.4% ▲ +14.9%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 34.8%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Moonee Beach West, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 63.1%. One-parent families account for 9.4%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% despite rising since 2011.

9.4% ▲ +162.8%

Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moonee Beach West, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121081/moonee-beach-west/topic/family-households