2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Busselton · Urban Area
Family & Households in Busselton
How families and households are made up across the area.
A strong presence of families defines daily life in Busselton, where over half of all family homes include children. This creates a community focused on family living, with the typical home hosting 2.5 people.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Busselton — higher than 71% of areas.
| Busselton | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6280, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 38.7%. While the number of people living alone has risen to 24.9% since 2011, this is still much lower than in most other similar areas.
24.9% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Busselton, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up a large 53.6% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the total, which is among the lowest proportions seen at this level and slightly below the national figure.
12.5% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 91% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Busselton, 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 Busselton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5004/busselton/topic/family-households