3.0 ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 95% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Bounded Locality compared to the national figure, with only 14.3% of households being single-person homes. This area is defined by larger households and a strong presence of family units, which helps explain why the typical home here holds more people than the Australian average.
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — higher than 95% of areas.
| Bounded Locality | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Bounded Locality are busier than most, with 3.0 people per household—a figure that has edged up since 2011. While 31.5% of homes hold two people, the number of people living alone is far below the national average.
3.0 ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 95% of section of state areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.3% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 99% 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 32%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 66.1%. Only 8.4% of families are one-parent homes, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia, though this has risen slightly since 2011.
8.4% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 99% of section of state areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bounded Locality, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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/SOS82/bounded-locality/topic/family-households