Donnybrook - Balingup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Donnybrook - Balingup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Donnybrook - Balingup compared to the rest of the state and country. This area has a stable family mix where half of all families are couples with children. It is a place where household sizes have remained steady, reflecting a typical Australian living pattern.

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📍 Donnybrook - Balingup, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Donnybrook - Balingup sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Donnybrook - Balingup — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Donnybrook - Balingup2.4
6239, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.4 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the national figure. While the usual household size has edged down since 2011, the proportion of people living alone has risen to 24.5%.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.5% ▲ +11.6%

Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 22.0%
  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 24.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Donnybrook - Balingup, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.3% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This has barely changed since 2011, with couples with or without children making up the vast majority of families here.

10.3% ▲ +1.1%

Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Donnybrook - Balingup, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Donnybrook - Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501031018/donnybrook-balingup/topic/family-households