Brigadoon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brigadoon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few people live alone in Brigadoon, with only 7.7% of households consisting of one person. This creates a landscape where large households are the norm, and the vast majority of residents live as part of a family unit.

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📍 Brigadoon, Suburb / Locality

Where Brigadoon sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +6.9%
  • 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 Brigadoon — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brigadoon3.1
6069, WA 2.9
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that 37.8% of households contain two people and 23.1% contain four.

3.1 ▲ +6.9%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.7% ▼ -16.5%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Brigadoon, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children, making up 67% of the total. One-parent families are much less common here at 5.3%, which is well below the 14.1% national average.

5.3% ▼ -15.8%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brigadoon, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Brigadoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50181/brigadoon/topic/family-households