2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moorilda · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-parent homes have become a dominant feature of Moorilda, where 43.5% of families now fit this description. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, making it one of the most common family types in the area. Most homes here are smaller than average, typically housing just two people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moorilda — lower than 86% of areas.
| Moorilda | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With only 2.0 people per home, Moorilda is well below the New South Wales average of 2.6 and the Australian figure of 2.5.
2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Moorilda, 1 person is the majority at 63%; 2 people is next at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are very common here at 43.5%, which is far above the state and national rates of around 14%. Couples without children make up 26.1% of families, while those with children account for 21.7%.
43.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Moorilda, the largest group is One-parent families at 48%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and Couples with children (24%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Moorilda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12724/moorilda/topic/family-households