Moonbah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Moonbah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Moonbah compared to the national figure, with only 20% of households being single-person homes. This is a place where larger households are common, with an average of 2.8 people per home.

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📍 Moonbah, Suburb / Locality

Where Moonbah sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +3.7%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moonbah — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moonbah2.8
2627, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Moonbah are larger than in most areas, typically holding 2.8 people. This is slightly above the national figure of 2.5, and reflects a low number of single-person households.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0% ▲ +1.6%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Moonbah, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 68.6%. One-parent families are very rare here at just 4.4%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

4.4% ▼ -39.0%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 4.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moonbah, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Moonbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12709/moonbah/topic/family-households