Mooroobool · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mooroobool

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Mooroobool than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, there is a strong presence of single-person households and a very high number of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Mooroobool, Suburb / Locality

Where Mooroobool sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Mooroobool — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mooroobool2.5
4870, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.6% of people here live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. The most common home size is two people, making up 34.5% of all households.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.6% ▲ +11.2%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.0%
  • 2016: 24.9%
  • 2021: 26.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mooroobool, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.2% of the community, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is a significant gap compared to most other areas.

22.2% ▲ +5.3%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.1%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mooroobool, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (27%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Mooroobool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31909/mooroobool/topic/family-households