Buckland · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Buckland

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Buckland than in most similar areas. This small community sees a high proportion of couples without children, making up 44.8% of families.

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📍 Buckland, Suburb / Locality

Where Buckland sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Buckland — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Buckland2.1
6401, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With just 2.1 people per home, household sizes are much lower than most areas and a little below the Western Australia and national figure of 2.5.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Buckland, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (33%) and 1 person (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.3% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children account for 20.7% of families here.

10.3%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Buckland, Couples without children is the majority at 59%; Couples with children is next at 27%.

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 Buckland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50199/buckland/topic/family-households