2.4 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boolarra South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Boolarra South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Daily life in Boolarra South is shaped by a strong presence of family units, with nearly half of all households consisting of couples with children. This creates a domestic environment where the typical home is occupied by about two or three people, reflecting a stable residential pattern common for the region.
2.4
▲ +9.1%
- 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 Boolarra South — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A typical home in Boolarra South houses 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the country, with only 21.8% of households being single-person homes.
21.8% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Boolarra South, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49.5% of families, while those without children account for 40.5%. One-parent families represent 11.7% of the total, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
11.7% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Boolarra South, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 Boolarra South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20289/boolarra-south/topic/family-households