2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brookton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Brookton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families in Brookton, accounting for 49.2% of households. While family units are common, the area has a notably high number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state. This mix of family types shapes the local housing landscape.
2.3
→ 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 Brookton — lower than 71% of areas.
| Brookton | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6308, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.1% of people in Brookton live alone, a figure well above the national average that has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.5.
31.1% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brookton, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).
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%. Other family types are less common, with couples without children making up 39.9% of the community.
10.3% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brookton, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (40%) 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 Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031246/brookton/topic/family-households