Bayulu · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Bayulu

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live in each home in Bayulu than in the rest of the state. It is a place of large households, where the typical home holds 3.8 people, well above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Bayulu, Urban Centre

Where Bayulu sits — Average household size

3.8 ▼ -7.3%
  • 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 Bayulu — higher than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bayulu3.8
6728, WA 2.8
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 11.1% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian average. These homes are often crowded, with 15.3% of households containing six or more people.

3.8 ▼ -7.3%

Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.1
  • 2016: 4.3
  • 2021: 3.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.1% ▲ +55.6%

Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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No single group dominates in Bayulu — 4 people leads at 24%, ahead of 3 people (17%) and 5 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 36.1% of the total, a figure far above the state average of 13.5%. Half of all families are couples with children, while one-parent homes have become more common since 2011.

36.1% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 36.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bayulu, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; One-parent families is next at 36%.

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 Bayulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522004/bayulu/topic/family-households