2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ballajura · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Ballajura
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Ballajura, where 2.9 people typically live in each home. This trend is driven by a high proportion of families with children, making it a place where few people live alone compared to the rest of the state.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 Ballajura — higher than 86% of areas.
| Ballajura | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 6067, WA | 3.0 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 17.8% of people live alone, which is well below the state figure of 25.4%. While this number rose slightly since 2011, the typical home remains larger than the national average.
17.8% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ballajura, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.1% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and well above the Western Australian average of 13.5%.
17.1% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ballajura, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Ballajura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031056/ballajura/topic/family-households