Burns Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burns Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live in each home in Burns Beach than in almost any similar area. This is a strong family hub where 73.8% of households are couples with children, which helps explain why typical homes are so crowded.

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📍 Burns Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Burns Beach sits — Average household size

3.2 ▼ -3.0%
  • 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 Burns Beach — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burns Beach3.2
6028, WA 2.9
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.2 people per home, household size is well above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that very few people live alone here, at just 6.4%, which is far below the 25.6% national average.

3.2 ▼ -3.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

6.4% ▼ -4.9%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.8%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Burns Beach splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 4 people (29%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 4.3% of the population, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Most families are couples, with 73.8% raising children and 21.6% without.

4.3% ▲ +7.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Burns Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Burns Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50221/burns-beach/topic/family-households