Baldivis (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Baldivis (South Metropolitan)

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share each home in Baldivis than in most similar areas. This is a family-heavy suburb where the typical household is larger than the national figure, and very few residents live by themselves.

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📍 Baldivis (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Baldivis (South Metropolitan) sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 3 areas
  • 2.0: 4 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 23 areas
  • 2.3: 65 areas
  • 2.4: 66 areas
  • 2.5: 72 areas
  • 2.6: 51 areas
  • 2.7: 44 areas
  • 2.8: 32 areas
  • 2.9: 28 areas
  • 3.0: 11 areas
  • 3.1: 10 areas
  • 3.2: 10 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 0 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Baldivis (South Metropolitan) — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Baldivis (South Metropolitan)2.9
Greater Perth 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often crowded, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.5. Only 17.9% of people live alone, a rate well below the national average of 25.6%.

Household size

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In Baldivis (South Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 65.5%. One-parent families account for 14.2% of the total, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

Family composition

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In Baldivis (South Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Baldivis (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50405/baldivis/topic/family-households