Moncrieff · Federal Electorate

Family & Households in Moncrieff

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Moncrieff are couples with children. This is a mixed residential area where about 30% of all homes are occupied by just one person, which is much higher than the national figure.

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📍 Moncrieff, Federal Electorate

Where Moncrieff sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 0 areas
  • 1.9: 2 areas
  • 2.0: 1 area
  • 2.1: 1 area
  • 2.2: 3 areas
  • 2.3: 23 areas
  • 2.4: 27 areas
  • 2.5: 26 areas
  • 2.6: 22 areas
  • 2.7: 16 areas
  • 2.8: 8 areas
  • 2.9: 9 areas
  • 3.0: 5 areas
  • 3.1: 6 areas
  • 3.2: 2 areas
  • 3.3: 1 area

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Moncrieff — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moncrieff2.3
Rest of Qld 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Small households are common here, with 37.7% of homes housing two people and 30% housing one. This means the typical home has 2.3 people, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0% ▲ +4.4%

Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 28.7%
  • 2016: 29.5%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Moncrieff, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.2% of families, while 34.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 16.0%, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the national average.

16.0% ▼ -1.3%

Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moncrieff, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Moncrieff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED323/moncrieff/topic/family-households