2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bouldercombe · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bouldercombe
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Bouldercombe than in most similar areas. The community is largely made up of family units, with 56.5% of homes being couples with children. This creates a household environment that is slightly larger than the state and national typicals.
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 Bouldercombe — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bouldercombe | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most similar areas. Fewer people live alone here than in the rest of Australia, with only 22% of households consisting of one person.
22.0% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bouldercombe, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, and one-parent families make up 10.7% of the total. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and the Queensland rate of 15.4%.
10.7% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bouldercombe, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Bouldercombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30339/bouldercombe/topic/family-households