2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ballajura · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ballajura
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.7% of the population in Ballajura, forming the biggest household group in the area. This family-heavy profile means the suburb has larger homes and far fewer people living alone than the state or national figures.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 Ballajura — higher than 81% of areas.
| Ballajura | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 6066, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Ballajura are typically larger than in most areas, with 2.9 people per household. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and only 17.8% of residents live alone, which is well below the Western Australian average of 25.4%.
17.8% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ballajura, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.9% of the community, which is much higher than most areas and well above the state figure of 13.5%.
16.9% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ballajura, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Ballajura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50061/ballajura/topic/family-households