Booie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Booie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger home sizes have become more common in Booie, where the typical household now holds more people than in most other similar areas. Only 16.9% of residents live alone, which is a much lower rate than across the rest of the country.

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Where Booie sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Booie — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Booie2.6
4610, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Booie house two people (45.8%), and the usual household size is 2.6 people. This is slightly higher than the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.9% ▲ +13.2%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Booie, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families here at 51.6%. One-parent families account for 10.2%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.2% ▲ +26.4%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Booie, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Booie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30317/booie/topic/family-households