Borallon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Borallon

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Borallon than in most other areas, with a typical household size of 3.1 people. This exceeds both the Queensland and national figures of 2.5, creating a distinct domestic profile for the area.

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📍 Borallon, Suburb / Locality

Where Borallon sits — Average household size

3.1
  • 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 Borallon — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Borallon3.1
4306, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Three in ten people live alone, which is well above the state figure of 24.7%. Despite this, homes are often crowded, with 13.3% of households containing six or more people.

3.1

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Borallon splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 4 people (31%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 75.7% of families here. One-parent families account for only 6.8%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

6.8%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Borallon, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Borallon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30334/borallon/topic/family-households