Boonooroo - Tuan · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Boonooroo - Tuan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Boonooroo - Tuan (L) than in most similar areas. This is a community where couples without children make up the largest group, representing nearly 60% of all families.

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📍 Boonooroo - Tuan, Urban Centre

Where Boonooroo - Tuan sits — Average household size

2.1 ▲ +10.5%
  • 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 Boonooroo - Tuan — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Boonooroo - Tuan2.1
4650, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than usual, with a typical 2.1 people per household, though this has risen slightly since 2011. Over half of all homes hold just two people, while the share of people living alone has dropped to 25.7%.

2.1 ▲ +10.5%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.7% ▼ -21.3%

Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.7%
  • 2016: 40.3%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Boonooroo - Tuan, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 26%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Only 8.2% of families are led by a single parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 59.7%, while 30.1% of families include children.

8.2% ▲ +36.3%

Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Boonooroo - Tuan, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with children is next at 30%.

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 Boonooroo - Tuan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322018/boonooroo-tuan/topic/family-households