3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brabham · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brabham — higher than 86% of areas.
| Brabham | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 6055, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.1% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Brabham splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 3 people (22%), with 4 people at 22%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Brabham, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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