3.1 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.7
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Beagle Bay · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Beagle Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 60% of families in Beagle Bay are couples with children. This is a place where homes are often crowded, with 3.1 people living in the typical household, which is a little above the national figure.
3.1
▲ +3.3%
- 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 Beagle Bay — higher than 88% of areas.
| Beagle Bay | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 6725, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living arrangements vary widely here, as 32.3% of people live alone, a figure that rose 22 points since 2011. Despite this, the number of people per home is among the highest for similar areas and has edged up to 3.1 since 2011.
32.3% ▲ +210.0%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Beagle Bay, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 2 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 34.5% of the community, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. This proportion has risen sharply by 28 points since 2011 and is among the highest for similar areas.
34.5% ▲ +437.0%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Beagle Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; One-parent families is next at 34%.
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 Beagle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522005/beagle-bay/topic/family-households