1.4 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 1.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Babbage Island · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A small typical home size marks Babbage Island, where only 1.4 people live per household. This figure is far below the state and national average of 2.5 people per home.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Babbage Island — lower than 99% of areas.
| Babbage Island | 1.4 |
|---|---|
| 6701, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With just 1.4 people per home, Babbage Island has some of the lowest occupancy rates among similar areas, sitting far below the Western Australian and Australian figures.
1.4 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Babbage Island, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 1 person is next at 40%.
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is Couples without children at 100%, ahead of Couples with children (0%).
In Babbage Island, Couples without children is the majority at 100%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Babbage Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50044/babbage-island/topic/family-households