2.7 ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Beechboro · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Beechboro
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher rate of one-parent families than the state average defines the home life in Beechboro. While 18.7% of families are led by a single parent, the area remains a strong hub for couples with children, who make up 58% of all family homes.
2.7
▼ -10.0%
- 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 Beechboro — higher than 71% of areas.
| Beechboro | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6063, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Beechboro are slightly larger than the national figure, with an average of 2.7 people per house. About 24.2% of households consist of just one person, which is a little below the Western Australian rate of 25.4%.
24.2% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Beechboro, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.7% of the community, a figure well above the 13.5% seen across Western Australia. This sits alongside a high proportion of couples with children, who account for 58% of all families.
18.7% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Beechboro, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Beechboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50093/beechboro/topic/family-households