Morawa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Morawa

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Morawa than in most similar areas, with 33.5% of households made up of just one person. This contributes to the town having a smaller typical household size than the state and national figures. While many homes are small, nearly half of the families here are couples with children.

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📍 Morawa, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Morawa sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Morawa — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Morawa2.2
6519, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Morawa has 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 33.5% of residents live alone, a figure well above both the state and national averages.

2.2

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.5%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 33.0%
  • 2021: 33.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Morawa, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with one parent make up 9.2% of the area, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has fallen since 2016.

9.2%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Morawa, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041291/morawa/topic/family-households