Moorngag · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Moorngag

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of the families in Moorngag are couples with children. This makes the area a strong base for families, with far fewer one-parent households than seen across Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Moorngag, Suburb / Locality

Where Moorngag 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 Moorngag — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moorngag2.4
3673, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Moorngag house two people, and the typical household size of 2.4 is about the same as the national figure. Only 19.4% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.4%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Moorngag, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.9% of families here. One-parent families account for only 4.3%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

4.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moorngag, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Moorngag [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21753/moorngag/topic/family-households