Mooloolah Valley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mooloolah Valley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 10 percentage points fewer people live alone in Mooloolah Valley than in the rest of Australia. This area is defined by larger households and a strong presence of families with children, making it much more crowded than most similar places.

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📍 Mooloolah Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Mooloolah Valley sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Mooloolah Valley — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mooloolah Valley2.8
4553, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Mooloolah Valley are larger than usual, with a typical size of 2.8 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, while only 15.8% of residents live by themselves.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.8% ▲ +16.5%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mooloolah Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.0%, which is well below the 15.4% seen across Queensland.

11.0% ▼ -10.8%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mooloolah Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Mooloolah Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31896/mooloolah-valley/topic/family-households