Borderdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Borderdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Borderdale, where homes typically hold fewer people than in other parts of the country. The area is sparsely populated, with a typical home holding just 2.3 people.

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📍 Borderdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Borderdale sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Borderdale — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Borderdale2.3
6320, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.3 people per home, households in Borderdale are smaller than most areas. This figure is a little below both the Western Australian and national typical of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Borderdale, 3 people is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 43%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 56%, ahead of Couples without children (56%).

Family composition

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Borderdale splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (38%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 23%.

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 Borderdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50156/borderdale/topic/family-households