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Mosman Council area

Household type

In Mosman Council area, 28.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.7% in Mosman Bay.

Mosman Council area'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 Council area'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 Council area - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Mosman Bay %Number%Mosman Bay %2006 to 2021
Couples with children3,37528.326.73,00526.624.1+370
Couples without children3,29327.628.82,80224.827.4+491
One parent families8567.26.76756.05.5+181
Other families920.80.9940.80.3-2
Group household2612.22.43743.33.7-113
Lone person3,66230.732.03,48430.932.2+178
Other not classifiable household2702.31.46986.25.8-428
Visitor only households1110.91.01521.31.0-41
Total households11,920100.0100.011,284100.0100.0+636
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Mosman Council area in 2021 compared to Mosman Bay shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.2% were one-parent families, compared with 26.7% and 6.7% respectively for Mosman Bay.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 30.7% compared to 32.0% in Mosman Bay while the proportion of couples without children was 27.6% compared to 28.8% in Mosman Bay.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mosman Council area increased by 636 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mosman Council area between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+491 households)
  • Couples with children (+370 households)
  • One parent families (+181 households)
  • Lone person (+178 households)

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