Baskerville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Baskerville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 16.1% of people live alone in Baskerville, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area stand out as a place where most households are shared, with the typical home holding 2.7 people.

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📍 Baskerville, Suburb / Locality

Where Baskerville sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Baskerville — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Baskerville2.7
6056, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical household is larger than in most areas, with 44.6% of homes housing two people. This helps explain why the proportion of people living alone is much lower than the Western Australian figure of 25.4%.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.1% ▲ +3.9%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.5%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Baskerville, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 48.7%. Single-parent families account for 14.2%, which is higher than in most similar areas but about the same as the national average.

14.2% ▲ +35.2%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 5.4%
  • 2021: 14.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Baskerville, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Baskerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50077/baskerville/topic/family-households