Bounded Locality · Section of State

Family & Households in Bounded Locality

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 30% of people in Bounded Locality live alone, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a broader trend toward smaller living arrangements in the area. The typical home now holds just 2.3 people.

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📍 Bounded Locality, Section of State

Where Bounded Locality sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 0 areas
  • 1.9: 0 areas
  • 2.0: 0 areas
  • 2.1: 0 areas
  • 2.2: 1 area
  • 2.3: 6 areas
  • 2.4: 7 areas
  • 2.5: 7 areas
  • 2.6: 6 areas
  • 2.7: 3 areas
  • 2.8: 0 areas
  • 2.9: 1 area
  • 3.0: 3 areas
  • 3.1: 0 areas
  • 3.2: 0 areas
  • 3.3: 0 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 0 areas
  • 3.6: 1 area

All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bounded Locality2.3
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A high 30.6% of residents live by themselves, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is much higher than in most similar areas. This helps explain why the typical home is smaller than the Australian figure, averaging 2.3 people.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 86% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.6% ▲ +6.1%

Higher than 81% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 28.8%
  • 2016: 30.1%
  • 2021: 30.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bounded Locality, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.6%, which is lower than most other areas and a little below the national average.

12.6% ▼ -2.9%

Lower than 67% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bounded Locality, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS22/bounded-locality/topic/family-households