2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boors Plain · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live in each home in Boors Plain than in most similar areas. While the typical household size is 2.6 people, a striking 33.3% of homes are occupied by someone living alone.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boors Plain — higher than 57% of areas.
| Boors Plain | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 5554, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
One-person households are much more common here than in most areas, at 33.3%, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This is despite the average of 2.6 people per home being a little above the South Australian average.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Boors Plain, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 4 people (21%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children (73.3%), while one-parent families make up only 6.7%. This proportion of single-parent homes is well below both the state and national figures.
6.7% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Boors Plain, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Boors Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40141/boors-plain/topic/family-households