Boonah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Boonah

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Boonah include children, making it a place where family units are common. This trend is reflected in the household data, where the typical home has 2.5 people, matching figures for both Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Boonah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Boonah sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Boonah — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Boonah2.5
4309, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 21.7% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 41.7% of all households.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.7% ▼ -1.0%

Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 21.9%
  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Boonah, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 11.9% of the total, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%. This proportion has risen slightly by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.

11.9% ▲ +14.3%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Boonah, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Boonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021277/boonah/topic/family-households