Bolgart · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bolgart

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher share of people living alone has become a standout feature of Bolgart compared to previous years. This shift is reflected in the latest data, where over a third of all households are single-person homes.

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📍 Bolgart, Suburb / Locality

Where Bolgart sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -25.0%
  • 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 Bolgart — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bolgart2.1
6568, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 34.7% of people living alone, Bolgart is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.1 people, which is a little below the Western Australian average of 2.5.

2.1 ▼ -25.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.7% ▲ +38.8%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.0%
  • 2016: 31.3%
  • 2021: 34.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Bolgart splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (39%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.5% of families, while those without children account for 41.3%. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bolgart, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 44%.

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 Bolgart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50140/bolgart/topic/family-households