Boodua · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Boodua

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live in each home in Boodua than in most similar areas. This is a place where large households are the norm, with the typical home holding 3.3 people, well above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Boodua, Suburb / Locality

Where Boodua sits — Average household size

3.3
  • 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 Boodua — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Boodua3.3
4401, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Large homes are common, with 23.8% holding four people and 19% holding five. This helps explain why only 19% of residents live alone, which is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

3.3

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Boodua, the largest group is 4 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Almost every family here consists of a couple with children, making up 91% of families. Consequently, one-parent families are far below the national figure of 14.1%, sitting at 0%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Boodua, Couples with children is the majority at 89%; Couples without children is next at 11%.

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 Boodua [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30315/boodua/topic/family-households