2.8 ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Butler · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Butler
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes have become a defining feature of Butler, where the typical household is now larger than most other areas. This trend is driven by a high proportion of families with children and a relatively low number of people living alone.
2.8
▼ -9.7%
- 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 Butler — higher than 76% of areas.
| Butler | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6036, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.8 people per home, households in Butler are a little larger than the state and national figures of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 21.4% of people live alone, which is well below the national average of 25.6%.
21.4% ▲ +64.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Butler, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with 60.9% of homes being couples with children. Notably, one-parent families make up 20.8% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
20.8% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Butler, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 Butler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50229/butler/topic/family-households