Boro · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Boro

How families and households are made up across the area.

Daily life in Boro is centered on family living, with 60.8% of families consisting of couples with children. The area is notably different from the rest of the country, as there are far fewer people living alone and no one-parent families recorded.

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Where Boro sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Boro — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Boro2.5
2622, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Boro house two people, making up 58.8% of all households. With only 17.6% of people living alone, this is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.6%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Boro, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 4 people is next at 26%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are almost exclusively couples, with 60.8% having children and 44.3% without. This means the 0.0% of one-parent families is far below the Australian average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Boro, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 42%.

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 Boro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10512/boro/topic/family-households