Bokal · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bokal

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples without children make up the largest group of households in Bokal at 47.1%. Most homes here are family-based, though the area has a much lower rate of one-parent families than the rest of the state. Overall, households in Bokal tend to be slightly smaller than the national average.

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📍 Bokal, Suburb / Locality

Where Bokal sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Bokal — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bokal2.2
6392, WA 2.1
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.2 people per home, households in Bokal are a little smaller than the typical Australian or Western Australian home, which usually has 2.5 people.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Bokal, 2 people is the majority at 79%; 1 person is next at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 8.8% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. The remaining families are mostly couples, with 44.1% having children and 47.1% without.

8.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Bokal splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (47%) and Couples with children (44%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 Bokal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50139/bokal/topic/family-households