2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Bounded Locality are couples with children. This community sees a high number of single-person households and one-parent families, marking it as distinct from most other similar areas.
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — lower than 71% of areas.
| Bounded Locality | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 32.1% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6% and a rise since 2011. The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as across Australia.
2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 71% of section of state areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.1% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 93% of section of state areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Bounded Locality splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 12%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.5% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
18.5% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 87% 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 (31%) and One-parent families (18%).
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/SOS52/bounded-locality/topic/family-households