2.6 —
Higher than 86% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Greater Perth · Capital City
Family & Households in Greater Perth
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical household in Greater Perth contains 2.6 people, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. Most homes are headed by couples with children, and the number of people living alone has risen to 24.9% since 2016.
2.6
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 0 areas
- 2.1: 0 areas
- 2.2: 0 areas
- 2.3: 3 areas
- 2.4: 4 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 4 areas
- 2.7: 1 area
- 2.8: 0 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Perth — higher than 86% of areas.
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33% of households consist of two people, and 25% are single-person homes. While the proportion of people living alone has grown since 2016, the overall home size has barely changed.
24.9% —
Lower than 69% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Greater Perth, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.3%, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
13.3% —
Lower than 77% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Greater Perth, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Greater Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5GPER/greater-perth/topic/family-households