Beermullah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Beermullah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are much more common in Beermullah than in most similar areas. The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia. This trend is driven by a high number of larger family groups living together.

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📍 Beermullah, Suburb / Locality

Where Beermullah sits — Average household size

2.8 —
  • 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 Beermullah — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beermullah2.8
6503, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Beermullah are typically larger than average, with 17.2% housing six or more people. This helps explain why only 20.7% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average.

2.8 —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.7% —

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 20.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Beermullah, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 6 or more (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 60.8% of the total. One-parent families account for 14.9%, which is a little above the state figure of 13.5%.

14.9% —

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Beermullah, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Beermullah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50100/beermullah/topic/family-households