Bidyadanga (La Grange) · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Bidyadanga (La Grange)

How families and households are made up across the area.

Crowded homes are a defining feature of Bidyadanga (La Grange) (L), where the typical household is much larger than in most other areas. This high density is driven by a high proportion of families with children and very few people living on their own.

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📍 Bidyadanga (La Grange), Urban Centre

Where Bidyadanga (La Grange) sits — Average household size

3.7 ▼ -22.9%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bidyadanga (La Grange) — higher than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bidyadanga (La Grange)3.7
6725, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are far more crowded than the national figure, with an average of 3.7 people per dwelling. This is well above the Australian average of 2.5, although the number has dropped from 4.8 in 2011. Only 14.6% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.7 ▼ -22.9%

Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.8
  • 2016: 3.7
  • 2021: 3.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.6% ▼ -25.3%

Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 19.5%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Bidyadanga (La Grange) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (23%) and 6 or more (21%), with 4 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 33.4% of the community, a figure that is far above the national average of 14.1% and has risen since 2011. This sits alongside a high number of couples with children, who make up 50.2% of all families.

33.4% ▲ +24.1%

Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 26.9%
  • 2016: 27.8%
  • 2021: 33.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bidyadanga (La Grange), the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by One-parent families (33%) and Couples without children (12%).

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 Bidyadanga (La Grange) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521004/bidyadanga/topic/family-households