2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moreton Bay · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Moreton Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are a common sight in Moreton Bay, where the typical home holds 2.6 people. This is much higher than in most other areas and reflects a community built around family living.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Moreton Bay — higher than 79% of areas.
| Moreton Bay | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 22% of people live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%. While this number rose slightly since 2011, the area still sees far fewer single-person households than most other places.
22.0% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Moreton Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are the most common, making up 56.1% of the total. One-parent families account for 16.3% of households, a figure that is a little above the national average and has risen since 2011.
16.3% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Moreton Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Moreton Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35010/moreton-bay/topic/family-households