Barrow Island · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barrow Island

How families and households are made up across the area.

Among the lowest in the region for household size, Barrow Island is a sparsely populated area where most homes are not family-based. The typical home here has only one person, which is far below the national figure of 2.5 people.

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Where Barrow Island sits — Average household size

1.0
  • 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 Barrow Island — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barrow Island1.0
6712, WA 1.0
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.0 person per home, this is far below the typical household size for both Western Australia and Australia, which both sit at 2.5.

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 Barrow Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50076/barrow-island/topic/family-households