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Mosman Central

Household type

In Mosman Central, 25.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.3% in Mosman Council area.

Mosman Central's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Mosman Central's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Mosman Central - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Mosman Council area %Number%Mosman Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children61625.028.363527.629.6-19
Couples without children65526.527.657424.925.8+81
One parent families1927.87.21747.66.8+18
Other families130.50.8180.80.7-5
Group household532.12.2602.62.7-8
Lone person85834.830.768429.727.4+173
Other not classifiable household642.62.31396.05.9-75
Visitor only households170.70.9150.71.1+2
Total households2,468100.0100.02,301100.0100.0+166
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Mosman Central in 2021 compared to Mosman Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 25.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.8% were one-parent families, compared with 28.3% and 7.2% respectively for Mosman Council area.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 34.8% compared to 30.7% in Mosman Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 26.5% compared to 27.6% in Mosman Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mosman Central increased by 167 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mosman Central between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+173 households)
  • Couples without children (+81 households)

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