2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Birchmont · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Birchmont
How families and households are made up across the area.
A notable shift in living arrangements has seen Birchmont move toward larger home sizes since 2011. Today, the area is defined by a strong presence of family groups, with far fewer people living alone compared to the state and national figures.
2.6
—
- 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 Birchmont — higher than 57% of areas.
| Birchmont | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6214, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Birchmont holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 15.4% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% national average.
15.4% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Birchmont, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.1% of families here. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, accounting for just 4.7% of the total, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 13.5%.
4.7% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Birchmont, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Birchmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50131/birchmont/topic/family-households