Byford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Byford

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three people typically share a home in Byford, making it an area where large households are the norm. This is a place where families dominate the landscape, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Byford, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Byford sits — Average household size

3.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Byford — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Byford3.0
6122, WA 3.0
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.0 people per home, household sizes here are much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 15% of residents live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.0% ▲ +31.5%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Byford, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 68.0%. One-parent families account for 13.1%, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average and has risen slightly since 2011.

13.1% ▲ +14.1%

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Byford, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Byford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506061142/byford/topic/family-households