2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boorhaman North · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people now live in each home in Boorhaman North than in years past. This area is mostly made up of families, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boorhaman North — lower than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Very few people live alone here, at just 12.5%, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
12.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Boorhaman North, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (24%) and 1 person (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are common, making up 56.4% of the area. Only 7.7% of households are one-parent families, which is well below the 14.1% national average.
7.7% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Boorhaman North, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 42%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Boorhaman North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20297/boorhaman-north/topic/family-households