Peppermint Grove · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Peppermint Grove

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 64.2% of families in Peppermint Grove are couples with children, a very high proportion compared to other areas. This creates a household landscape where few people live alone and most homes are occupied by families.

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📍 Peppermint Grove, Council (LGA)

Where Peppermint Grove sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Peppermint Grove — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Peppermint Grove2.7
Greater Perth 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Only 22.0% of households are people living alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.0% ▲ +7.3%

Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 22.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Peppermint Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 9.0% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. This proportion has barely changed since 2011.

9.0% ▲ +9.5%

Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Peppermint Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Peppermint Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56930/peppermint-grove/topic/family-households