2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Morawa · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Morawa
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp rise in people living alone has reshaped households in Morawa (L) since 2011. While over half of families still have children, the typical home has become smaller, now holding just 2.1 people.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Morawa — lower than 71% of areas.
| Morawa | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 6623, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 43% of residents now live by themselves, a figure that is far above the national level and has climbed 24 points since 2011. This trend helps explain why the typical home in Morawa (L) is smaller than most, with only 2.1 people per household.
42.7% ▲ +132.2%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Morawa, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 54.1% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.7%, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.
12.7% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Morawa, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522047/morawa/topic/family-households