3.1 → 0.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bedfordale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bedfordale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Bedfordale stands out among similar areas for its large households and very few people living alone. Most homes here are family-based, with 65.9% consisting of couples with children. This creates a community where the typical home is much more crowded than in other parts of the state.
3.1
→ 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 Bedfordale — higher than 88% of areas.
| Bedfordale | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 6112, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Bedfordale are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which at 9.1% is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
9.1% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bedfordale, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is the norm here, with couples with children making up 65.9% of the mix. One-parent families make up only 5.8% of the total, a figure that is well below the 14.1% national average.
5.8% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bedfordale, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Bedfordale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50092/bedfordale/topic/family-households