2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Beaufort River · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Beaufort River
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Beaufort River compared to the rest of the state. This area is primarily made up of families, with 76.3% of households consisting of couples with children, creating a community where small, single-person homes are quite rare.
2.3
—
- 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 Beaufort River — lower than 71% of areas.
| Beaufort River | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6394, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Beaufort River holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Only 13.6% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
13.6% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Beaufort River, the largest group is 3 people at 37%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 76.3%, while one-parent families account for 10.5%. This proportion of single parents is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
10.5% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Beaufort River, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Beaufort River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50088/beaufort-river/topic/family-households