Morundah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Morundah

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Morundah are couples with children, making it the most common home type. This is a place where households are generally larger than in most other areas, and far fewer people live on their own compared to the national average.

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Where Morundah 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 Morundah — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Morundah2.8
2700, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Morundah holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 17.4%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.4%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.6%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Morundah, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 5 people (23%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.1% of the total, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than in most other areas.

19.1%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Morundah, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Morundah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12744/morundah/topic/family-households