Barrabup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barrabup

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.

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📍 Barrabup, Suburb / Locality

Where Barrabup sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Barrabup — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barrabup3.0
6275, WA 2.1
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Barrabup, 2 people is the majority at 73%; 4 people is next at 27%.

Families

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%).

Family composition

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In Barrabup, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Barrabup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50074/barrabup/topic/family-households