2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brookhampton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Brookhampton
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Brookhampton than in most similar areas. This community is defined by a high proportion of family households, with 64% of families consisting of couples with children.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Brookhampton — higher than 71% of areas.
| Brookhampton | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6239, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Brookhampton holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. About 25% of residents live alone, a figure that sits around the middle for its level and is about the same as the state and national figures.
25.0% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brookhampton, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 5.6% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
5.6% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brookhampton, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Brookhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50188/brookhampton/topic/family-households