Burekup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burekup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households are common in Burekup compared to the state and national figures. This is a family-focused area where the typical home holds 2.8 people, and single-person households are far less common than in most other places.

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Where Burekup sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -6.7%
  • 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 Burekup — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burekup2.8
6227, WA 2.8
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with a typical size of 2.8 people. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 17.9%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%.

2.8 ▼ -6.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.9% ▲ +23.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Burekup, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 66.8%. One-parent families account for only 8.9%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

8.9% ▼ -27.5%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Burekup, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Burekup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50217/burekup/topic/family-households