Burracoppin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burracoppin

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a roof in Burracoppin than in most similar areas, with a typical home holding 2.7 people. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which is well below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Burracoppin, Suburb / Locality

Where Burracoppin sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Burracoppin — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burracoppin2.7
6421, WA 2.8
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 17.1% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. The most common household size is two people (25.7%), while 2.7 people live in the typical home.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.1% ▼ -23.3%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.4%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Burracoppin, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 63.6%. One-parent families account for 11.7% of the total, which is a little below the state and national figures.

11.7% ▲ +702.6%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Burracoppin, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Burracoppin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50223/burracoppin/topic/family-households