2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moresby · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Moresby
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Moresby, where nearly three people typically share a home. This is much higher than in most other areas, reflecting a community where very few people live by themselves.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Moresby — higher than 76% of areas.
| Moresby | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6530, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here usually hold 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 14% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
14.0% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Moresby, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families are couples with children (62.6%), while one-parent families make up only 6.9%. This is well below the national average of 14.1%.
6.9% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Moresby, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Moresby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50996/moresby/topic/family-households