Bornholm · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bornholm

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller than usual households are a key feature of Bornholm, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is lower than most similar areas and sits below both the state and national figures. A high proportion of people living alone contributes to this trend.

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📍 Bornholm, Suburb / Locality

Where Bornholm 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 Bornholm — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bornholm2.2
6330, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 30% of people in Bornholm live alone, which is well above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. This helps explain why the typical household size is smaller than in most other areas.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.3%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 29.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bornholm, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.3% of families here, while couples without children account for 45.1%. Only 9.8% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below the state and national averages.

9.8%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Bornholm splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (45%), with One-parent families at 10%.

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 Bornholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50157/bornholm/topic/family-households