Burua · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burua

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people live in the typical home in Burua, meaning larger households are the norm here. This community has a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country. Most residents live in family settings, with couples raising children being the most common arrangement.

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📍 Burua, Suburb / Locality

Where Burua sits — Average household size

2.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 Burua — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burua2.9
4680, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, household size is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 14.8% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.8% ▼ -26.7%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.2%
  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Burua, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 66.8% of families, while one-parent families are rare at 6.1%. This proportion is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.1% ▲ +40.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 6.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Burua, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Burua [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30459/burua/topic/family-households