Southern Moreton Bay Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Southern Moreton Bay Islands

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Southern Moreton Bay Islands are couples without children, making them the most common household type. This area has a very high number of small households, with the typical home holding just 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Southern Moreton Bay Islands sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Southern Moreton Bay Islands — lower than 96% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Southern Moreton Bay Islands1.9
4184, QLD 1.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 40.9% of households consisting of one person. This explains why the area has some of the lowest numbers of people per home across the region.

Household size

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Southern Moreton Bay Islands splits fairly evenly between 2 people (43%) and 1 person (41%), with 3 people at 9%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.1% of the total, a figure that is well above the state and national averages. Other family types are less common, with couples with children accounting for 25.6% of the group.

Family composition

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In Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 26%.

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 Southern Moreton Bay Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021551/southern-moreton-bay-islands/topic/family-households