3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bookpurnong · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bookpurnong
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live in each home in Bookpurnong than in most other similar areas. This is a place where large family groups dominate, with 70.3% of families consisting of couples with children.
3.0
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- 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 Bookpurnong — higher than 86% of areas.
| Bookpurnong | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 5333, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 3.0 people, which is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4. Very few people live by themselves, with only 6.1% of households consisting of one person.
6.1% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bookpurnong, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 3 people (26%) and 4 people (26%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is centered on couples with children, who make up 70.3% of families. In contrast, one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, accounting for only 5.1%.
5.1% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bookpurnong, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Bookpurnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40136/bookpurnong/topic/family-households