Brabham · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brabham

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Brabham, where 3 people or more live in the majority of homes. This is a place for larger groups, with a typical home holding 3.0 people compared to the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Brabham, Suburb / Locality

Where Brabham sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Brabham — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brabham3.0
6055, WA 2.9
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live alone here, at just 16.1%, which is well below the 25.6% national average. Instead, homes are often full, with about 22% of households containing three people and 21.8% containing four.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.1%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Brabham splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 3 people (22%), with 4 people at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 71.9%. One-parent families account for 9.8% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

9.8%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brabham, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 17%.

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 Brabham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50173/brabham/topic/family-households