Morisset - Cooranbong · Urban Area

Family & Households in Morisset - Cooranbong

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share each home in Morisset - Cooranbong than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused community where over half of all households consist of couples with children. While the number of people per home has remained steady at 2.5 since 2011, the area has seen a small drop in the number of people living alone.

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📍 Morisset - Cooranbong, Urban Area

Where Morisset - Cooranbong sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 2.0: 2 areas
  • 2.1: 1 area
  • 2.2: 11 areas
  • 2.3: 27 areas
  • 2.4: 24 areas
  • 2.5: 27 areas
  • 2.6: 9 areas
  • 2.7: 5 areas
  • 2.8: 3 areas
  • 2.9: 0 areas
  • 3.0: 1 area
  • 3.1: 0 areas
  • 3.2: 0 areas
  • 3.3: 1 area

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Morisset - Cooranbong — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Morisset - Cooranbong2.5
2265, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is much higher than in most similar areas. About 36.7% of households consist of two people, while 25.3% are single-person homes—a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of urban area areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.3% ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 84% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 26.4%
  • 2016: 28.1%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Morisset - Cooranbong, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.0% of families here, while 31.0% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 16.0% of the total, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

16.0% ▼ -2.4%

Lower than 57% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Morisset - Cooranbong, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Morisset - Cooranbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1021/morisset-cooranbong/topic/family-households