2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Benjinup · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Benjinup
How families and households are made up across the area.
Steady home lives are a hallmark of Benjinup, where the typical household size of 2.5 people matches both the state and national figures. Most people here live in family settings, with over half of all households consisting of couples raising children.
2.5
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- 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 Benjinup — higher than 50% of areas.
| Benjinup | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6255, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 22.6% of people live alone, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 35.8% of all households.
22.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Benjinup, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.5% of families, while those without children account for 32.1%. Only 9.4% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below the national and state averages.
9.4% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Benjinup, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Benjinup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50109/benjinup/topic/family-households