Lake Boga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lake Boga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Lake Boga sits right in the middle of the pack compared to similar areas for its family and household patterns. Most homes here are small, with a typical household of about 2.4 people, and over half of all families consist of couples raising children.

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📍 Lake Boga, Suburb / Locality

Where Lake Boga sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Lake Boga — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lake Boga2.4
3584, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person households are the most common here, making up 41.9% of all homes. About 23.8% of residents live alone, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.8% ▼ -4.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.0%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lake Boga, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 9.5%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

9.5% ▼ -25.8%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lake Boga, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Lake Boga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21427/lake-boga/topic/family-households