2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Box Hill South · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Box Hill South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Box Hill South have remained steady, with the area now defined by a high proportion of couples raising children. About 65.4% of families are couples with children, making it a primary residential hub for parents.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 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 Box Hill South — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Two-person households are the most common at 27.4%, while those living alone make up 25.5% of the total.
25.5% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Box Hill South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 1 person (26%), with 4 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 65.4%. One-parent families account for 12.1%, a figure that is a little below the national average of 14.1%.
12.1% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Box Hill South, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Box Hill South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20316/box-hill-south/topic/family-households