Boat Harbour · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Boat Harbour

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost three people live in the typical home in Boat Harbour, which is much higher than in most other similar areas. This means households here are generally larger than those across New South Wales and the rest of Australia.

Open map →
📍 Boat Harbour, Suburb / Locality

Where Boat Harbour sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boat Harbour — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Boat Harbour2.9
2480, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, Boat Harbour is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national average of 2.5.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

View on map →

In Boat Harbour, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 61%, ahead of Couples without children (22%).

Family composition

View on map →

In Boat Harbour, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Boat Harbour

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Boat Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10423/boat-harbour/topic/family-households