3.3 —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Box Hill - Nelson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Box Hill - Nelson — higher than 97% of areas.
| Box Hill - Nelson | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 2765, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
3.3 —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
7.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Box Hill - Nelson, the largest group is 4 people at 30%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 3 people (23%).
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.
7.6% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Box Hill - Nelson, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 16%.
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