2.9 ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Morayfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Morayfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 58.9% of families in Morayfield, making it a primary hub for family life. The area is known for having larger households than most other places, though the number of people per home has fallen slightly since 2011.
2.9
▼ -9.4%
- 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 Morayfield — higher than 86% of areas.
| Morayfield | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 4506, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. While 15.5% of people live alone—much lower than most areas—this is 7.2 percentage points higher than in 2011.
15.5% ▲ +87.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Morayfield, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 12.7% of the local mix, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has risen 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +83.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Morayfield, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Morayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313041374/morayfield/topic/family-households