Borung · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Borung

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Borung than in most similar areas, with 38.5% of households consisting of just one person. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the community is split between small single-person homes and larger family dwellings.

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📍 Borung, Suburb / Locality

Where Borung sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Borung — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Borung2.4
3518, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is far more common here than in the rest of Victoria or Australia, where the figures are around 26%. Half of all households consist of two people, while 26.9% contain four people.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.5%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39.3%
  • 2021: 38.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Borung, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 4 people (23%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families in Borung, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 60% having children and 52.5% without.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Borung, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (44%) and Other families (6%).

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 Borung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20305/borung/topic/family-households