2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Moorleah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Moorleah
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Moorleah have shifted slightly over the last decade, with households now tending to be larger than the state average. Most homes are occupied by couples with children, and the typical household is larger than in most similar areas.
2.6
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- 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 Moorleah — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are a little larger than the Tasmania figure, with 2.6 people per home. This is reflected in the fact that 11.3% of households contain six or more people, while those living alone make up 24.2% of the total.
24.2% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Moorleah, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.2%, followed by couples without children at 24.4%. One-parent families account for 14.1% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas.
14.1% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Moorleah, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Moorleah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60422/moorleah/topic/family-households