Moregatta · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Moregatta

How families and households are made up across the area.

A very high rate of people living alone defines Moregatta, where 45% of households consist of just one person. While this is much higher than the national figure, the area also has a strong presence of larger family homes, leading to a typical household size that is slightly above the Australian average.

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📍 Moregatta, Suburb / Locality

Where Moregatta sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Moregatta — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moregatta2.6
4886, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly half of all households in Moregatta are single-person homes, a figure far above the 25.6% seen across Australia. Despite this, 20% of homes hold four people, meaning the average of 2.6 people per home is slightly higher than the national figure.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Moregatta, 1 person is the majority at 69%; 4 people is next at 31%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is dominated by couples with children, who make up 65% of the total. In stark contrast to the rest of the country, there are no one-parent families in Moregatta, which is far below the national rate of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Moregatta, Couples with children is the majority at 81%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Moregatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31914/moregatta/topic/family-households