2.7 —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Broome · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Broome
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Broome are couples with children, making this the most common living arrangement in the area. The town sees a higher number of people per home than most similar areas, with the typical household now holding 2.7 people.
2.7
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- 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 Broome — higher than 71% of areas.
| Broome | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6725, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Broome are slightly larger than the state and national figures, with 2.7 people per home. While 24.3% of people live alone, which is a little below the national figure, the most common household size is two people at 31.1%.
24.3% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Broome, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.3% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This proportion has risen since 2016, while couples with children remain the largest group at 57.3%.
18.3% —
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Broome, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Broome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510011262/broome/topic/family-households