Morven · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Morven

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Morven than in most similar areas. This is a small community where nearly 30% of households are single-person homes, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. While many homes are small, more than half of the local families are couples raising children.

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📍 Morven, Suburb / Locality

Where Morven sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Morven — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Morven2.4
2660, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Two-person households are the most common at 40.4%, while 29.8% of residents live alone, a rate well above the state average.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.0%
  • 2021: 29.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Morven, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.1%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

11.1%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Morven, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Morven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12748/morven/topic/family-households