2.4 ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brown Range · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Brown Range have remained largely steady over the last decade. The area is mostly made up of small family units and couples, with a typical home holding 2.4 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brown Range — lower than 57% of areas.
| Brown Range | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6701, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 24.4% of residents live alone, which is a little below the national figure. Most homes are small, with 40% of households containing two people and 24.4% containing just one.
2.4 ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
24.4% ▼ -44.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Brown Range, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 47.1%. One-parent families account for 13.7% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
13.7% ▲ +130.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Brown Range, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Brown Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50195/brown-range/topic/family-households