3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Barrabup · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger living arrangements have become more common in Barrabup since 2011. The area now sees a higher proportion of single-parent families than most other regions, with the typical home holding 3.0 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barrabup — higher than 86% of areas.
| Barrabup | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 6275, WA | 2.1 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Barrabup are more crowded than usual, with 3.0 people per home. This is a little above the figure for both Western Australia and Australia, which sit at 2.5.
3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Barrabup, 2 people is the majority at 73%; 4 people is next at 27%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.7% of the area, which is well above the 13.5% seen across Western Australia. Most families are couples with children (58.6%) or couples without children (41.4%).
20.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Barrabup, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Barrabup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50074/barrabup/topic/family-households