Moorwatha · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Moorwatha

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families is a striking feature of the household landscape in Moorwatha. This sparsely populated area is dominated by family units, with nearly half of all homes containing couples without children and 64% consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Moorwatha, Suburb / Locality

Where Moorwatha sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Moorwatha — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moorwatha2.8
2640, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.8 people. This is higher than the national figure of 2.5, and far fewer people live alone compared to the New South Wales average.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Moorwatha, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families in Moorwatha are almost exclusively couples, as there are no one-parent families recorded. This is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moorwatha, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 42%.

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 Moorwatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12727/moorwatha/topic/family-households