2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bruce Rock · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bruce Rock
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in Bruce Rock compared to the rest of the state. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the area has a distinct split between single-person households and larger family groups.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Bruce Rock — lower than 57% of areas.
| Bruce Rock | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6418, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35.2% of people here live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. This is a high rate compared to most other areas, though the typical household size of 2.4 people remains about the same as the Western Australian average.
35.2% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Bruce Rock splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (34%), with 4 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of families are couples with children, and 13.5% are one-parent families. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.5% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bruce Rock, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Bruce Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50196/bruce-rock/topic/family-households