2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Boscabel · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-person homes defines daily life in Boscabel, where 38.5% of households consist of just one person. This is far above the national figure and results in a smaller typical household size than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boscabel — lower than 76% of areas.
| Boscabel | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6394, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
People per home is 2.2, which is a little below the Western Australia and Australia figures of 2.5. This lower density is driven by the fact that people living alone are far more common here than in most areas.
2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
38.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Boscabel, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 3 people (20%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.5% of families, while one-parent families are far below the state and national figures at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Boscabel, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Boscabel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50158/boscabel/topic/family-households