2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boolaroo · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Boolaroo
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-person homes and one-parent families are more common in Boolaroo than in most other areas. While about half of the local families include children, there is a notable number of people living on their own. This mix creates a varied residential landscape where smaller households are more frequent than the national trend.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Boolaroo — lower than 57% of areas.
| Boolaroo | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2284, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Boolaroo holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, people living alone make up 27.5% of households, a figure a little above both the state and national averages.
27.5% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Boolaroo, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 18.1%. Around 50.5% of local families are couples with children, while 30% are couples without children.
18.1% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Boolaroo, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Boolaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10480/boolaroo/topic/family-households