Lake Toolbrunup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lake Toolbrunup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than the national average define Lake Toolbrunup, where the typical home holds nearly three people. This is a family-heavy area where few people live alone compared to the rest of Western Australia.

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📍 Lake Toolbrunup, Suburb / Locality

Where Lake Toolbrunup sits — Average household size

2.9 —
  • 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 Lake Toolbrunup — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lake Toolbrunup2.9
6320, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than most areas, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. This is reflected in the fact that only 19% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% —

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lake Toolbrunup, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 5 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 70.7% of families, while one-parent families are much less common here than in other areas. At 5.2%, this figure is well below the Western Australian average of 13.5%.

5.2% —

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lake Toolbrunup, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Lake Toolbrunup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50826/lake-toolbrunup/topic/family-households