Booroobin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Booroobin

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 2.4 people live in the typical home in Booroobin, which is about the same as the state and national figures. The area has a high proportion of two-person households and a notable number of single-parent families.

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Where Booroobin sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Booroobin — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Booroobin2.4
4552, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly half of all homes in Booroobin house just two people. Those living alone make up 21.2% of households, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.2% ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Booroobin, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 13.5% of the area, a figure that is higher than most similar places. Couples without children are the most common family type at 46.4%.

13.5% ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Booroobin, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Booroobin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30330/booroobin/topic/family-households