Banksia Grove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Banksia Grove

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing homes in Banksia Grove than in most other areas, with the typical household now holding 3.0 people. This is a family-heavy community where large households are the norm and very few people live by themselves.

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📍 Banksia Grove, Suburb / Locality

Where Banksia Grove sits — Average household size

3.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Banksia Grove — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Banksia Grove3.0
6031, WA 3.0
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.0 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 17.0%, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.0% ▲ +17.6%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Banksia Grove splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 3 people (21%), with 4 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families make up the vast majority of the area, with couples with children accounting for 66.5% of the total. One-parent families are much more common here than in most other areas, making up 17.9% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.

17.9% ▼ -6.8%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.2%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Banksia Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; One-parent families is next at 18%.

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 Banksia Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50069/banksia-grove/topic/family-households