2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boulder · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Boulder
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-parent homes and people living alone mark the social landscape of Boulder. While the typical household size is similar to the rest of the country, these two groups stand out as being far more common here than in other similar areas.
2.5
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- 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 Boulder — lower than 57% of areas.
| Boulder | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6432, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.1% of people in Boulder live alone, a figure that is well above the state and national averages. This is a growing trend, as the number of single-person households rose 1.5 percentage points since 2016.
30.1% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Boulder splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.7% of the community, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and has remained steady since 2016.
18.7% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Boulder, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031278/boulder/topic/family-households