Moore (Agricultural) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Moore (Agricultural)

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people have been living alone in Moore (Agricultural) since 2011, contributing to a slight dip in the typical number of people per home. This area is now mostly made up of two-person households, though nearly half of all families still include children.

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📍 Moore (Agricultural), State Electorate

Where Moore (Agricultural) sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 3 areas
  • 2.0: 4 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 23 areas
  • 2.3: 65 areas
  • 2.4: 66 areas
  • 2.5: 72 areas
  • 2.6: 51 areas
  • 2.7: 44 areas
  • 2.8: 32 areas
  • 2.9: 28 areas
  • 3.0: 11 areas
  • 3.1: 10 areas
  • 3.2: 10 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 0 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Moore (Agricultural) — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Moore (Agricultural)2.4
Rest of WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Moore (Agricultural) holds 2.4 people, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. One-person households have risen to 27.2% since 2011, which is a little above the national rate of 25.6%.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.2% ▲ +11.2%

Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 24.5%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 27.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Moore (Agricultural), the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 49.7% of families, while couples without children account for 38.8%. One-parent families make up 10.8% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.

10.8% ▲ +5.4%

Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Moore (Agricultural), the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Moore (Agricultural) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53701/moore/topic/family-households