Boatman · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Boatman

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than two people live in the typical home in Boatman, making it a place with much smaller households than most. This is a sparsely populated area where small home sizes are a defining feature.

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📍 Boatman, Suburb / Locality

Where Boatman sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 Boatman — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Boatman1.9
4468, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.9 people per home, Boatman is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is much lower than most other similar areas.

1.9

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Boatman, 1 person is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 43%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 111%, ahead of Couples with children (33%).

Family composition

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In Boatman, Couples without children is the majority at 77%; Couples with children is next at 23%.

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 Boatman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30296/boatman/topic/family-households