Moffatdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Moffatdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Moffatdale than in the typical Queensland town. This trend drives a smaller household size across the area, with nearly 38% of homes housing just one person.

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📍 Moffatdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Moffatdale sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -12.0%
  • 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 Moffatdale — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moffatdale2.2
4605, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 37.4% of people here live alone, which is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Because of this, the typical home in Moffatdale holds 2.2 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.4% ▲ +96.8%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.0%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 37.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Moffatdale splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of families are couples with children, while 39.8% are couples without children. Only 8.1% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

8.1% ▲ +21.8%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.6%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moffatdale, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; 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 Moffatdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31870/moffatdale/topic/family-households