Morisset Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Morisset Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people crowd into each home in Morisset Park than in most similar areas. This is a place where few people live alone, with the typical household holding 2.9 people. Large families and single parents are common here, creating a distinct residential profile compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Morisset Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Morisset Park sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +7.4%
  • 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 Morisset Park — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Morisset Park2.9
2264, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than the national figure, with only 12.7% of people living alone. This is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia, while 40.3% of households consist of two people.

2.9 ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.7% ▼ -28.2%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.7%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Morisset Park, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 18% of the total. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, with couples with children forming the largest group at 52.4%.

18.0% ▲ +61.9%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 18.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Morisset Park, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Morisset Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12735/morisset-park/topic/family-households