2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bicton - Palmyra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Bicton - Palmyra
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Bicton - Palmyra are couples with children, making it a primary residential hub for families. While this is the most common home type, the area also has a very high number of people living on their own compared to other suburbs.
2.3
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Bicton - Palmyra — lower than 71% of areas.
| Bicton - Palmyra | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6157, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.7% of people here live alone, which is well above the Western Australian and national figures. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the figures for the state and country.
33.7% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Bicton - Palmyra splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (33%), with 4 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.1% of families, while those without children account for 27.9%. One-parent families make up 12.8% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the state average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
12.8% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bicton - Palmyra, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Bicton - Palmyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041177/bicton-palmyra/topic/family-households