2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Morton Vale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Morton Vale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes shape daily life in Morton Vale, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most similar areas, creating a community where smaller living arrangements are the norm.
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 Morton Vale — lower than 81% of areas.
| Morton Vale | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4343, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.5% of people live alone, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Queensland figure. Because of this, 34.7% of homes hold two people, while 22.4% hold three.
26.5% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Morton Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (25%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 7.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Most families are couples, with 56.5% having children and 43.5% without.
7.2% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Morton Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
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 Morton Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31924/morton-vale/topic/family-households