Moorland · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Moorland

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 13.9% of people live alone in Moorland, which is far below the national figure. This means the area has a very high proportion of shared homes and families compared to most other places. More than half of all families here include children.

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Where Moorland sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Moorland — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moorland2.6
4670, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Moorland usually hold 2.6 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This higher-than-usual household size is partly because so few people live by themselves.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.9% ▼ -22.5%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Moorland, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (26%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families are couples with children, while 37.3% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 13.2% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas.

13.2% ▲ +53.5%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moorland, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 Moorland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31908/moorland/topic/family-households