Booleroo Centre · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Booleroo Centre

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller households are the norm in Booleroo Centre (L), where only 1.9 people live in the typical home. This is well below the national figure and reflects a community where many adults live independently.

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📍 Booleroo Centre, Urban Centre

Where Booleroo Centre sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -26.9%
  • 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 Booleroo Centre — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Booleroo Centre1.9
5482, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 40% of people live alone, a figure far above the state and national averages that has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home now holds only 1.9 people, down from 2.6 a decade ago.

1.9 ▼ -26.9%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.1% ▲ +16.5%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.6%
  • 2016: 24.5%
  • 2021: 39.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Booleroo Centre, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 4 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of families are couples without children, while one-parent families make up just 4.3% of the total. This share is far below the South Australian average and has fallen nearly 10 points since 2011.

4.3% ▼ -69.8%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Booleroo Centre, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 43%.

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 Booleroo Centre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422009/booleroo-centre/topic/family-households