Bokarina · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bokarina

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Bokarina, where the typical home holds 2.9 people. This reflects a community where few people live alone and families with children are the dominant household type.

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📍 Bokarina, Suburb / Locality

Where Bokarina sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +7.4%
  • 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 Bokarina — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bokarina2.9
4575, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 13.9% of people living alone, Bokarina is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home size of 2.9 people is a little above the Queensland average of 2.5.

2.9 ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.9% ▼ -16.4%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.6%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bokarina, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 63.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families represent 11.1% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.1% ▼ -2.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bokarina, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Bokarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30302/bokarina/topic/family-households