3.9 ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 3.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boigu Island · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Boigu Island
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Boigu Island are led by a single parent, which is far above national levels. This community is defined by large households and a strong trend toward multi-generational living, with the typical home holding almost four people.
3.9
▲ +11.4%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Boigu Island — higher than 96% of areas.
| Boigu Island | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | 3.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Boigu Island has some of the largest homes in the region, with 3.9 people per household—well above the national figure of 2.5. Very few people live alone (17.4%), and about 30% of homes hold six or more people.
17.4% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Boigu Island, the largest group is 6 or more at 32%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 2 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 49.7% of the total, a figure that is far above the Queensland average and has risen by 15 points since 2011. Couples with children account for another 39.4% of families.
49.7% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Boigu Island, the largest group is One-parent families at 49%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and Couples without children (7%).
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 Boigu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322017/boigu-island/topic/family-households