2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fremantle · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Fremantle
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of people in Fremantle now live alone, a figure that has climbed since 2011. The area typically has 2.5 people per home, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This mix of living arrangements reflects a balanced community of both single residents and family groups.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Fremantle — lower than 57% of areas.
| Fremantle | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.2% of residents live by themselves, a rate that has risen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 33.3%, while the typical home size has edged down slightly to 2.5 people.
26.2% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Fremantle, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.1% of families, while 26.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.5% of the total, a figure that is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
13.5% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Fremantle, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED508/fremantle/topic/family-households