Morganville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Morganville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Thirty per cent of people live alone in Morganville, a figure well above the national average. This results in smaller households overall, with the typical home holding just 2.1 people. These trends create a residential profile where single-person homes are more common than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Morganville, Suburb / Locality

Where Morganville sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Morganville — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Morganville2.1
4671, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Morganville holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure. This is driven by the fact that 30% of residents live alone, a rate well above both Queensland and Australia.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0% ▲ +10.9%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.1%
  • 2016: 32.6%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Morganville, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 35%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.8% of the community, which is much higher than most areas. Nearly half of all families are couples without children, accounting for 49.4% of the total.

20.8% ▲ +144.6%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 22.5%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Morganville, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (31%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Morganville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31919/morganville/topic/family-households