2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Canning · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Canning
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in Canning than in most other similar areas. With a typical household size of 2.8 people, this region is a hub for larger living arrangements. This trend has edged up since 2011, making it a standout area for family-sized households.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Canning — higher than 87% of areas.
| Canning | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per dwelling, which is a little above the state and national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 21.6% of people live alone, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
21.6% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Canning, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 64.1%, while one-parent families account for 11.4%. This last figure is a little below the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2011.
11.4% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Canning, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Canning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51330/canning/topic/family-households