Box Hill - Nelson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Box Hill - Nelson

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three people live in the typical home in Box Hill - Nelson, making it one of the most crowded areas for household size. This is a place dominated by large family groups, where very few people live on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Box Hill - Nelson, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Box Hill - Nelson sits — Average household size

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  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
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  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
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  • 4.1: 1 area
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  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Box Hill - Nelson — higher than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Box Hill - Nelson3.3
2765, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than the national figure, with 3.3 people per household. This is reflected in the fact that only 7% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

Household size

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In Box Hill - Nelson, the largest group is 4 people at 30%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 3 people (23%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 75.7%. In contrast, one-parent families represent just 7.6% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

Family composition

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In Box Hill - Nelson, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 16%.

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 Box Hill - Nelson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115041623/box-hill-nelson/topic/family-households