Bollon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bollon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of single-person living set Bollon apart from similar areas. While over half of families have children, the community is marked by a high number of people living alone and smaller typical households.

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📍 Bollon, Suburb / Locality

Where Bollon sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Bollon — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bollon2.2
4488, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 35.1% of households, which is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This helps explain why the typical home in Bollon holds 2.2 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.1% ▲ +41.8%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.8%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 35.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bollon, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 3.7% of the population, which is far below the national rate of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 54.2% having children and 41.1% without.

3.7% ▼ -69.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 3.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bollon, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Bollon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30304/bollon/topic/family-households