Belhus · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Belhus

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people per home is much higher than most areas in Belhus, where large households are the norm. This community has a very low number of people living alone compared to the state and national figures.

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Where Belhus sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Belhus — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Belhus2.8
6069, WA 2.9
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Belhus holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 18.3% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.3% ▲ +89.7%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Belhus, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.5%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.5% ▲ +21.3%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 16.6%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Belhus, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Belhus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50103/belhus/topic/family-households