Burlong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burlong

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of one-parent families than the national average live in Burlong, where 29.2% of families fit this description. This creates a distinct family profile for the area, which also sees smaller-than-usual households.

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📍 Burlong, Suburb / Locality

Where Burlong sits — Average household size

2.0 —
  • 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 Burlong — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burlong2.0
6401, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Burlong are smaller than usual, with only 2.0 people per home. This is well below the figure for both Western Australia and Australia, which sit at 2.5.

2.0 —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Burlong splits fairly evenly between 1 person (50%) and 2 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 29.2% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% national average. Other family types include couples with children at 20.8% and couples without children at 16.7%.

29.2% —

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Burlong, the largest group is One-parent families at 44%, followed by Couples with children (31%) and Couples without children (25%).

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 Burlong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50219/burlong/topic/family-households