2.5 ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boyne Island · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Boyne Island
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life in Boyne Island has remained steady over the last decade, with household patterns largely mirroring national trends. Most residents live in family settings, though one-parent households are more common here than in most similar areas.
2.5
▼ -13.8%
- 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 Boyne Island — higher than 50% of areas.
| Boyne Island | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. Two-person households are the most frequent at 36.5%, while 23.9% of people live alone, a rate slightly below the national figure.
23.9% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Boyne Island, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.5%. One-parent families account for 15.1% of the total, which is a higher proportion than in most other similar areas.
15.1% ▲ +61.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Boyne Island, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Boyne Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30346/boyne-island/topic/family-households