Morgan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Morgan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 44% of households in Morgan are made up of people living alone, which is far higher than the national figure. This contributes to a smaller typical home size across the area, with fewer people per dwelling than in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Morgan, Suburb / Locality

Where Morgan sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -5.0%
  • 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 Morgan — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Morgan1.9
5320, SA 1.9
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Morgan holds just 1.9 people, which is well below the South Australian figure of 2.4. This reflects the high number of single-person households, which account for 43.9% of all homes.

1.9 ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

43.9% ▲ +9.8%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 39.9%
  • 2016: 37.7%
  • 2021: 43.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Morgan, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (35%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 23.2% of the area, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Couples without children are the most common family type at 41.2%.

23.2% ▲ +59.8%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 19.1%
  • 2021: 23.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Morgan splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (40%) and Couples with children (37%), with One-parent families at 23%.

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 Morgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40923/morgan/topic/family-households