Bailup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bailup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more one-parent families live in Bailup than in most similar areas. This stands out as a defining feature of the local community, with over a quarter of all families fitting this description. This is far above the national figure, where the typical household is slightly smaller.

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📍 Bailup, Suburb / Locality

Where Bailup sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bailup — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bailup2.6
6082, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.6 people per home, households in Bailup are slightly larger than the Western Australian and national figures of 2.5.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Bailup, 2 people is the majority at 71%; 4 people is next at 29%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 26.3% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples without children at 52.6% and couples with children at 47.4%.

26.3%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 26.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Bailup splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (42%) and Couples with children (38%), with One-parent families at 21%.

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 Bailup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50050/bailup/topic/family-households