Bonner · Federal Electorate

Family & Households in Bonner

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Bonner than in most other areas, which makes for a community where larger households are the norm. This shift toward group living is reflected in the 2.7 people typically found in each home, a figure that has remained steady for a decade.

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📍 Bonner, Federal Electorate

Where Bonner sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 0 areas
  • 1.9: 2 areas
  • 2.0: 1 area
  • 2.1: 1 area
  • 2.2: 3 areas
  • 2.3: 23 areas
  • 2.4: 27 areas
  • 2.5: 26 areas
  • 2.6: 22 areas
  • 2.7: 16 areas
  • 2.8: 8 areas
  • 2.9: 9 areas
  • 3.0: 5 areas
  • 3.1: 6 areas
  • 3.2: 2 areas
  • 3.3: 1 area

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bonner — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bonner2.7
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 21.3% of people here live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most households are small groups, with 31.9% containing two people and 18.8% containing four.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.3% ▲ +1.0%

Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 21.1%
  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 21.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bonner, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 62.6% of families. One-parent families are less common here than in most areas, and their share has fallen slightly since 2011 to 12.6%.

12.6% ▼ -6.2%

Lower than 69% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bonner, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 Bonner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED302/bonner/topic/family-households