Boomanoomana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Boomanoomana

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three people typically live in each Boomanoomana home, which is well above the national figure. This is a place of large households, where very few people live alone and most residents belong to a family with children.

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📍 Boomanoomana, Suburb / Locality

Where Boomanoomana sits — Average household size

3.3 ▲ +17.9%
  • 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 Boomanoomana — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Boomanoomana3.3
2712, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.3 people per home, Boomanoomana has some of the highest occupancy rates in the region. Only 8.8% of people live alone, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

3.3 ▲ +17.9%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.8% ▼ -48.0%

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Boomanoomana, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 5 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 77.8% of families here. One-parent families account for just 3.0% of the total, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.

3.0% ▼ -4.7%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Boomanoomana, Couples with children is the majority at 79%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Boomanoomana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10484/boomanoomana/topic/family-households