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.
Booleroo Centre · Urban 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.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Booleroo Centre — lower than 93% of areas.
| Booleroo Centre | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 5482, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
39.1% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Booleroo Centre, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 4 people (8%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Booleroo Centre, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 43%.
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