Boilup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Boilup

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far lower rate of one-parent families than the national figure defines the home life in Boilup. While the typical home size is about the same as the rest of the country, the area is dominated by couples, with no single-parent households recorded in the latest census.

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📍 Boilup, Suburb / Locality

Where Boilup sits — Average household size

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 Boilup — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Boilup2.6
6394, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

There are 2.6 people per home in Boilup. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures of 2.5.

2.6 —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Boilup, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are almost exclusively couples, with 100% of those with children being couples. This explains why the 0.0% rate of one-parent families is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Boilup, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; 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 Boilup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50138/boilup/topic/family-households