2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bailup · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bailup — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bailup | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6082, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Bailup, 2 people is the majority at 71%; 4 people is next at 29%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Bailup splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (42%) and Couples with children (38%), with One-parent families at 21%.
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