1.9 —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moreton Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Moreton Island
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life on Moreton Island, where nearly 40% of people live alone. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the least crowded areas in the region.
1.9
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- 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 Moreton Island — lower than 96% of areas.
| Moreton Island | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 4025, QLD | 1.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has just 1.9 people, which is well below the Queensland average of 2.5. This reflects a high number of single-person households, with 40.3% of residents living alone.
40.3% —
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Moreton Island splits fairly evenly between 2 people (45%) and 1 person (42%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the biggest group at 63.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.2% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Moreton Island, Couples without children is the majority at 64%; Couples with children is next at 23%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Moreton Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Moreton Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051574/moreton-island/topic/family-households