2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Broomehill West · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Broomehill West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 67.9% of families in Broomehill West, making it a place where family life is the central story. This focus on families is reflected in the home sizes, which are typically larger than in most other areas.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Broomehill West — higher than 71% of areas.
| Broomehill West | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6318, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here generally hold more people than in most other areas, with 2.7 people per house. This is consistent with the fact that far fewer people live alone here than in the rest of Australia, where the figure is 25.6% compared to just 19.6% locally.
19.6% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Broomehill West, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 5 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.4% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 21.4% having no children.
8.4% ▲ —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Broomehill West, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Broomehill West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50193/broomehill-west/topic/family-households