Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Burns Beach (North Metropolitan)

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing homes in Burns Beach than in most other areas, with the typical household now holding 2.8 people. This trend reflects a strong shift toward larger family living, resulting in very few residents living by themselves compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Burns Beach (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burns Beach (North Metropolitan)2.8
Greater Perth 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.8 people per home, households here are a little above the national figure of 2.5. This preference for larger groups is clear in the low number of people living alone, at just 16.9%, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

Household size

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In Burns Beach (North Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group here at 62.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 14.1% of the total, which is about the same as both the Western Australian and national figures.

Family composition

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In Burns Beach (North Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51004/burns-beach/topic/family-households