Moonford · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Moonford

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Moonford than in the rest of the country. This is a place where large households are common, with the typical home holding 2.9 people, which is higher than the national figure.

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📍 Moonford, Suburb / Locality

Where Moonford sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +16.0%
  • 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 Moonford — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moonford2.9
4630, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 10.9% of people live alone, a figure far below the Australian average of 25.6%. Nearly half of all households consist of two people, and about 15% have four people.

2.9 ▲ +16.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.9% ▼ -30.9%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.7%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Moonford, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 4 people (16%) and 1 person (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 67.7% of the total. One-parent families account for only 2.4%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

2.4% ▼ -43.5%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 2.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moonford, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Moonford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31900/moonford/topic/family-households