Boogan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Boogan

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 31% of people live alone in Boogan, making it an area with a high number of single-person homes. While there are many solo residents, over half of the families here are couples with children.

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📍 Boogan, Suburb / Locality

Where Boogan sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Boogan — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Boogan2.4
4871, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.1% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Queensland average.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.1%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 31.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Boogan splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 2 people (32%), with 4 people at 30%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.6% of families, while one-parent families account for only 8.6%. This proportion of single-parent homes is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.6%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Boogan, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Boogan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30316/boogan/topic/family-households