Bayswater · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bayswater

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Bayswater than in most similar areas, with 28.4% of households consisting of one person. The typical home here holds about 2.4 people, which is nearly identical to the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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Where Bayswater sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Bayswater — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bayswater2.4
6053, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are a little more common here than the state average of 25.4%. Two-person homes are the most frequent, making up 34.2% of all households in the area.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.4% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.3%
  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 28.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bayswater, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.6% of local families. One-parent families account for 11.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.3% ▼ -14.4%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bayswater, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Bayswater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50083/bayswater/topic/family-households