2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boisdale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Boisdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Boisdale than in the rest of Australia. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, there is a notable number of residents living by themselves. This mix creates a community where family units and single-person households both play a significant role.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Boisdale — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 28.6% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 37.1% of all households.
28.6% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Boisdale, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 7.8% of the area, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. Most families are couples with children, who account for 63.8% of the total.
7.8% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Boisdale, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Boisdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20270/boisdale/topic/family-households