2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Balbarrup · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Balbarrup
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 66% of families in Balbarrup are couples with children, making this a strong heartland for family life. The area has a very low number of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country, which helps define the local household landscape.
2.4
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- 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 Balbarrup — lower than 57% of areas.
| Balbarrup | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6258, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Balbarrup holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Very few people live alone here, with only 18% of households being single-person homes, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
18.0% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Balbarrup, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up just 3.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas, where couples with or without children make up the vast majority of families.
3.7% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Balbarrup, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Balbarrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50052/balbarrup/topic/family-households