Ballidu · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ballidu

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Ballidu are occupied by just one person. This creates a very small typical household size that is far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Ballidu, Suburb / Locality

Where Ballidu sits — Average household size

1.5
  • 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 Ballidu — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ballidu1.5
6606, WA 2.1
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 1.5 people live in the typical home, which is far below the national figure of 2.5. This is because 48.7% of residents live alone, a rate far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

1.5

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 1.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

48.7%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 55.6%
  • 2021: 48.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ballidu, 1 person is the majority at 51%; 2 people is next at 49%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 33.3% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Meanwhile, couples without children account for 92.6% of family types in the area.

33.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ballidu, Couples without children is the majority at 74%; One-parent families is next at 26%.

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 Ballidu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50063/ballidu/topic/family-households