2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boyup Brook · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Boyup Brook
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 14% of families in Boyup Brook are headed by a single parent, which is well below the national figure. This community is largely shaped by couples, with over half of all families including children. Most homes are small, typically housing just two people.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Boyup Brook — lower than 71% of areas.
| Boyup Brook | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two people live in 42.1% of homes, while 27.8% of residents live alone. The typical household size of 2.3 people is a little below the Western Australian and national figures, and has edged down since 2011.
27.8% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Boyup Brook, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.5% of families, while couples without children account for 38%. One-parent families represent 11% of the total, a figure that is lower than most areas and has risen 2 points since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Boyup Brook, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50770/boyup-brook/topic/family-households