Bochara · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bochara

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Bochara have remained consistently larger than the national average. With a typical 2.9 people per home, this area is much more crowded than most similar places. This is driven by a total lack of people living alone and a high proportion of families with children.

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📍 Bochara, Suburb / Locality

Where Bochara 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 Bochara — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bochara2.9
3301, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost 60% of homes are shared by two people, while 22.7% hold four. No one in Bochara lives alone, which is far below the 25.6% national figure.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bochara, 2 people is the majority at 62%; 4 people is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 64.7% of families, while those without children account for 33.8%. Only 8.8% are one-parent families, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bochara, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Bochara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20264/bochara/topic/family-households