Donnybrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Donnybrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher-than-average share of people living alone shapes the home life in Donnybrook. While the typical household size of 2.4 people is about the same as the national figure, many residents here live independently or in small groups.

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📍 Donnybrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Donnybrook sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Donnybrook — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Donnybrook2.4
6239, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.1% of people live alone, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Western Australian figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.1% of all homes.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.1% ▲ +15.4%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.5%
  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 27.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Donnybrook, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children are the most frequent family type at 48.9%. One-parent families make up 14.4% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

14.4% ▲ +2.1%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.1%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Donnybrook, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Donnybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50419/donnybrook/topic/family-households