Moorook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Moorook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 38% of people in Moorook live alone, a figure far above the national average. This creates a landscape where single-person homes are very common, though many residents still live in traditional family units.

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📍 Moorook, Suburb / Locality

Where Moorook 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 Moorook — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moorook2.5
5332, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, 37.7% of households are just one person, which is much higher than most other areas.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 37.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Moorook splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (34%), with 4 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 51.9% of the local mix. One-parent families account for 7.6% of the total, which is well below the South Australian and national figures.

7.6%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moorook, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Moorook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40919/moorook/topic/family-households