3.0 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bora Ridge · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Three people per home is the usual for Bora Ridge, which is much higher than most other areas. This makes it a place of larger households where few people live alone. Most of these homes are made up of couples raising children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bora Ridge — higher than 86% of areas.
| Bora Ridge | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2471, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 17.9% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical household size is a little above the Australian average.
3.0 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
17.9% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bora Ridge, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 6 or more (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 69.5%, while one-parent families account for 17.1%. This last figure is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%.
17.1% ▲ +120.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bora Ridge, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bora Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10505/bora-ridge/topic/family-households