Bororen · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bororen

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Bororen are couples with children, making it a family-focused area. The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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Where Bororen sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +8.3%
  • 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 Bororen — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bororen2.6
4678, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of all homes are occupied by two people, and only 15.6% of residents live alone. This is well below the national figure of 25.6% and much lower than most other similar areas.

2.6 ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.6% ▼ -34.7%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.9%
  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bororen, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 36.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.4%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and national figures.

14.4% ▲ +12.9%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bororen, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (36%) 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 Bororen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30337/bororen/topic/family-households