2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brunswick · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Brunswick
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Brunswick are couples with children. This makes the area a strong hub for families, though it also has a higher share of single-parent homes than most other places. The typical household size remains very consistent with state and national figures.
2.5
▼ -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 Brunswick — higher than 50% of areas.
| Brunswick | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6224, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in Brunswick holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. About 23.9% of residents live alone, which is a little below the national average of 25.6%.
23.9% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brunswick, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.3%, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1% and higher than most other areas.
15.3% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brunswick, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Brunswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50197/brunswick/topic/family-households