2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moreton Bay - South · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Moreton Bay - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
A rise in one-parent families and single-person homes has shaped the latest data for Moreton Bay - South. This area is defined by larger-than-usual households, with the typical home housing 2.8 people, which is higher than the figures for Queensland and Australia.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Moreton Bay - South — higher than 89% of areas.
| Moreton Bay - South | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Very few people live alone here, at just 17.8%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why homes are larger than most areas, though the typical household size has edged down slightly since 2011.
17.8% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 96% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Moreton Bay - South, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 62.2%. One-parent families account for 14.0% of the total, a figure that has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011 and is now about the same as the national average.
14.0% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Moreton Bay - South, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/314/moreton-bay-south/topic/family-households