Bounded Locality · Section of State

Family & Households in Bounded Locality

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Bounded Locality are couples with children. This area sees very large households, with the typical home holding 3.6 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Bounded Locality, Section of State

Where Bounded Locality sits — Average household size

3.6 ▼ -5.3%
  • 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 — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bounded Locality3.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are among the largest in similar areas, though the 3.6 people per home is slightly lower than it was in 2011. About 23.1% of people live alone, a figure that has risen by 3 points since 2011.

3.6 ▼ -5.3%

Higher than 99% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 3.8
  • 2016: 3.7
  • 2021: 3.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.1% ▲ +15.0%

Lower than 73% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 20.1%
  • 2016: 22.5%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Bounded Locality splits fairly evenly between 6 or more (24%) and 1 person (23%), with 2 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.5% of the total, which is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This proportion has risen by 1.8 points over the last ten years.

25.5% ▲ +7.7%

Higher than 99% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 23.7%
  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 25.5%

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 56%; One-parent families is next at 26%.

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/SOS72/bounded-locality/topic/family-households