Mount Molar · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Molar

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than one in ten families are headed by a single parent in Mount Molar, which is well below the national figure. This area is mostly made up of couples, with a typical household size of 2.5 people.

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📍 Mount Molar, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Molar sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Mount Molar — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Molar2.5
4361, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 18.2% of people live alone, a figure well below the Queensland and Australian averages. Nearly half of all households consist of two people, while 18.2% have four people.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Molar, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.2% of families, while those without children account for 40.4%. Only 8.7% are one-parent families, which is much lower than most other areas.

8.7%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Molar, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Mount Molar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31999/mount-molar/topic/family-households