Beverley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Beverley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Beverley than in most other similar areas, with 36.2% of households consisting of a single person. This is 11 percentage points higher than both the Western Australian and national figures. These trends contribute to a smaller typical household size for the town.

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📍 Beverley, Suburb / Locality

Where Beverley sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 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 Beverley — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beverley2.1
6304, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Beverley has 2.1 people, which is a little below the state and national figure of 2.5. Small households are the norm here, with 41.2% of homes housing two people and 36.2% housing just one.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.2% ▲ +11.2%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.6%
  • 2016: 34.8%
  • 2021: 36.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Beverley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the bulk of local families, with 45.2% having children and 42% without. One-parent families account for 10.8% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

10.8% ▼ -17.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Beverley splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Beverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50116/beverley/topic/family-households