2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thomson Brook · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Thomson Brook
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Thomson Brook compared to the rest of the state, with only 17.6% of households being single-person homes. This highlights a community where most residents share their living space, fitting a pattern where over half of all families include children.
2.5
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- 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 Thomson Brook — higher than 50% of areas.
| Thomson Brook | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6239, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. While two-person households are the most common at 32.4%, the share of people living alone is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
17.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Thomson Brook, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 5 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.9% of families here, while 33.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state average.
13.6% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Thomson Brook, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Thomson Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51447/thomson-brook/topic/family-households