2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Broxburn · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of households in Broxburn are made up of just one person, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the typical home size matches the national figure, there is a strong split between single-person homes and larger family dwellings.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Broxburn — higher than 50% of areas.
| Broxburn | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4356, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
People living alone make up 34.1% of households, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical number of people per home is 2.5, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Broxburn splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (35%), with 4 people at 20%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 47.9%. One-parent families account for 11.7%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
11.7% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Broxburn, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Broxburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30396/broxburn/topic/family-households