Eastbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Eastbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few people live on their own in Eastbrook, where most homes are shared. This creates a community where the vast majority of households are based around couples and families.

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Where Eastbrook sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Eastbrook — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Eastbrook2.5
6260, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Only 9.3% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.3% ▼ -58.3%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Eastbrook, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 3 people is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.1% of families, while one-parent families account for just 3.1%. This proportion of single-parent homes is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 14.1%.

3.1% ▲ +18.9%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 3.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Eastbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Eastbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50471/eastbrook/topic/family-households