Moonbi · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Moonbi

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live in each home in Moonbi than in most similar areas. While the typical household size is 2.4 people, there is a growing number of residents living on their own. Over 30% of households are now single-person homes, a figure that has risen steadily since 2011.

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📍 Moonbi, Urban Centre

Where Moonbi sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -11.1%
  • 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 Moonbi — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moonbi2.4
2353, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.1% of people live alone, which is well above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This has increased by 7.6 percentage points since 2011, while the overall number of people per home has dipped from 2.7 to 2.4.

2.4 ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.1% ▲ +33.8%

Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 24.5%
  • 2021: 30.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Moonbi, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 53.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.7%, which is much lower than in most similar areas and well below the national figure.

10.7% ▲ +78.8%

Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moonbi, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Moonbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122089/moonbi/topic/family-households