Ballaying · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ballaying

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Ballaying, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is a little below the national figure, reflecting a community where family structures are relatively simple and small.

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📍 Ballaying, Suburb / Locality

Where Ballaying sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Ballaying — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ballaying2.2
6315, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 2.2 people per home, Ballaying has fewer residents per household than most other areas. This is a little below the Western Australian and national figures of 2.5.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Ballaying, 1 person is the majority at 55%; 2 people is next at 45%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 52.2%, while couples with children account for 34.8%. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ballaying, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with children is next at 40%.

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 Ballaying [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50062/ballaying/topic/family-households