2.4 —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bicton (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Bicton (South Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Bicton than in most similar areas. This suburb has a high proportion of small households, with nearly 30% of homes housing just one person. This creates a distinct residential profile compared to the state and national trends.
2.4
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- 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 Bicton (South Metropolitan) — lower than 71% of areas.
| Bicton (South Metropolitan) | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Bicton holds 2.4 people, which is lower than most areas. This is partly because 29.6% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%.
29.6% —
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Bicton (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (30%), with 4 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.5% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 11.5%, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.5% —
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bicton (South Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Bicton (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50805/bicton/topic/family-households