2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 88% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of people living alone defines the daily life of Bounded Locality, where 32.4% of households are single-person homes. This is well above the national figure and contributes to the area having some of the lowest household occupancy rates among similar regions.
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — lower than 88% of areas.
| Bounded Locality | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Typical homes here are small, with only 2.2 people per household, a figure that has edged down since 2011. About 32.4% of people live alone, which is much higher than the 25.6% national average.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 88% of section of state areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.4% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 95% 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 39%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (11%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.3% of families, while couples without children account for 37.5%. One-parent families make up 13.1% of the total, which is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
13.1% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 61% of section of state areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bounded Locality, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (13%).
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/SOS42/bounded-locality/topic/family-households