Morinish · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Morinish

How families and households are made up across the area.

A striking absence of one-parent families sets Morinish apart from the rest of the country. This quiet area is mostly made up of couples, with larger-than-usual households which helps explain why typical homes here hold more people than those in most other areas.

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📍 Morinish, Suburb / Locality

Where Morinish sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Morinish — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Morinish2.8
4702, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Morinish typically hold 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the figure for both Queensland and Australia, which sit at 2.5.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Morinish, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (30%) and 4 people (25%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children (56.6%) and couples with children (52.8%) make up the vast majority of families. In contrast, one-parent families make up 0.0% of the total, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Morinish, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 48%.

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 Morinish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31920/morinish/topic/family-households