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.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
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.
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — lower than 86% of areas.
| Bounded Locality | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 81% of section of state areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bounded Locality, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bounded Locality, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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