Brown Range · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brown Range

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.

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📍 Brown Range, Suburb / Locality

Where Brown Range sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +26.3%
  • 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 Brown Range — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brown Range2.4
6701, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.4% ▼ -44.7%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 44.2%
  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Brown Range, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 13.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brown Range, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 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