Bouvard · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bouvard

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller living arrangements define daily life in Bouvard, where 28% of people live alone. This makes the area's typical household size smaller than both the state and national figures.

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📍 Bouvard, Suburb / Locality

Where Bouvard sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Bouvard — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bouvard2.2
6211, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.2 people per home, Bouvard has a lower density of residents per dwelling than most areas. This is driven by the fact that 28% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.0% ▲ +6.6%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.2%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bouvard, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest family group at 47%, while one-parent families at 11.1% are well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

11.1% ▼ -21.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bouvard, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Bouvard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50161/bouvard/topic/family-households