2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bellevue · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-person living mark Bellevue compared to most similar areas. This is a place where small households are the norm, with 34.9% of homes housing just one person.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bellevue — lower than 76% of areas.
| Bellevue | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6056, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Bellevue holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figure of 2.5. This smaller size is driven by the high number of people living alone, at 34.9%.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.9% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Bellevue splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 14%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 23.1% of the total, a figure that is well above the state and national averages. While couples with children are the most common family type at 46%, one-parent homes are among the highest for this level.
23.1% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bellevue, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (23%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bellevue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50104/bellevue/topic/family-households