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.
Boonah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Boonah — lower than 57% of areas.
| Boonah | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4309, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.7% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Boonah, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (13%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Boonah, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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