2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boroondara · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Boroondara
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much lower rates of one-parent families define the home lives of people in Boroondara, where only 10.1% of families fall into this category. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with a strong presence of families with children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Boroondara — higher than 71% of areas.
| Boroondara | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Boroondara holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas. While 25.9% of people live alone, this figure has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
25.9% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Boroondara, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.1% of families, while couples without children account for 24.6%. The proportion of one-parent families is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 10.1%.
10.1% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Boroondara, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Boroondara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21110/boroondara/topic/family-households