2.8 —
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
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.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) — higher than 79% of areas.
| Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
2.8 —
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.9% —
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Burns Beach (North Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (20%).
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.
14.1% —
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Burns Beach (North Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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