Moulamein · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Moulamein

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Moulamein than in the rest of the state, with 38.3% of households consisting of just one person. This gap makes the local housing landscape stand out significantly from the national trend. While the typical number of people per home is 2.2, this figure has actually climbed since 2011.

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📍 Moulamein, Urban Centre

Where Moulamein sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +22.2%
  • 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 Moulamein — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moulamein2.2
2733, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are very common here, making the rate of people living alone far above the 25.6% national figure. This helps explain why the typical home has 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.2 ▲ +22.2%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.8
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.3% ▼ -5.3%

Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 40.4%
  • 2016: 41.4%
  • 2021: 38.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Moulamein, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.3% of the local total, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This has seen a sharp increase since 2011, when only 11.4% of families were headed by a single parent.

20.3% ▲ +78.3%

Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moulamein, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 Moulamein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122091/moulamein/topic/family-households