2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cottesloe · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Cottesloe
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Cottesloe than in most other parts of the country. This area is largely made up of couples, with over 60% of families having children. While these family structures vary, the typical home size has remained steady for a decade.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 Cottesloe — higher than 71% of areas.
| Cottesloe | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and matches the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 35.5%, while those living alone make up 26.1%, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
26.1% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cottesloe, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 8.7% of the community, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 60.7% having children and 29.6% without children.
8.7% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cottesloe, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Cottesloe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52170/cottesloe/topic/family-households