2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brookdale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Brookdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families than the state average marks the home life in Brookdale. The area is defined by larger households and a strong presence of children, with the typical home holding nearly three people.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Brookdale — higher than 81% of areas.
| Brookdale | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 6112, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with 2.9 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which at 20.1% is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
20.1% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brookdale, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.6% of the community, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most homes are headed by couples with children, who account for 57.5% of families.
25.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brookdale, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 26%.
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 Brookdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50187/brookdale/topic/family-households