2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Broadwater · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Broadwater
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in Broadwater compared to the state and national figures. This area has a higher proportion of people living alone than most other similar places, with 27.8% of households consisting of just one person.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Broadwater — lower than 71% of areas.
| Broadwater | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6280, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 42%, while 27.8% of residents live by themselves.
27.8% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Broadwater, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.6% of families, followed by couples without children at 39.7%. One-parent families account for 13.3% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
13.3% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Broadwater, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50183/broadwater/topic/family-households