2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bolwarrah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bolwarrah
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Bolwarrah have remained steady over the last decade. Most residents live in family homes, with the typical household containing 2.6 people. This is slightly higher than the national figure of 2.5.
2.6
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- 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 Bolwarrah — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Bolwarrah typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Victorian and Australian figures of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Bolwarrah, 5 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 45%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family groups make up the vast majority of households, with 71% being couples with children and 25.8% couples without. One-parent families account for 12.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national average of 14.1%.
12.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bolwarrah, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Bolwarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20275/bolwarrah/topic/family-households