Morts Estate · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Morts Estate

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher proportion of people live alone in Morts Estate compared to the rest of the country. This trend contributes to the area having fewer people per home than the state and national figures, with the typical household size being 2.2 people.

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📍 Morts Estate, Suburb / Locality

Where Morts Estate sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Morts Estate — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Morts Estate2.2
2790, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One-person homes are common here, making up 34% of all households. This is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%, while two-person homes are the most frequent at 35.7%.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.0% ▲ +9.9%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.0%
  • 2016: 34.3%
  • 2021: 34.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Morts Estate splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.6% of the total, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 14%.

22.6% ▲ +20.6%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 23.2%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Morts Estate, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (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 Morts Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12743/morts-estate/topic/family-households