Moy Pocket · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Moy Pocket

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 61.3% of families in Moy Pocket, the most common family type here. While many homes house several people, there is also a very high number of people living by themselves. This mix creates a diverse range of household sizes across the area.

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📍 Moy Pocket, Suburb / Locality

Where Moy Pocket sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Moy Pocket — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moy Pocket2.7
4574, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 34.1% of people in Moy Pocket live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Despite this, the typical home has 2.7 people, a figure slightly higher than the national average of 2.5.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 34.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Moy Pocket splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (38%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 14.0% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Australian average of 14.1%.

14.0%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moy Pocket, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 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 Moy Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32047/moy-pocket/topic/family-households