2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bedford · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bedford
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost exactly the same as the state and national figures, Bedford is a typical residential area where households average 2.5 people. It is a place where nearly 60% of families consist of couples with children.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 Bedford — higher than 50% of areas.
| Bedford | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6052, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About one quarter of the population live alone, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. The most common household size is two people, making up 32.8% of homes.
24.1% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bedford, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.9% of the area, a figure higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average of 14.1%.
13.9% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bedford, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 Bedford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50091/bedford/topic/family-households