Subiaco · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Subiaco

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of residents live alone in Subiaco, making it a place of small households. This trend is far above the national figure, which helps explain why typical homes here hold only 2.1 people.

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📍 Subiaco, Council (LGA)

Where Subiaco sits — Average household size

2.1 → 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 Subiaco — lower than 90% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Subiaco2.1
Greater Perth 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A high 37.8% of people live by themselves, a figure that rose slightly since 2011 and is far above the 25.6% national average. Because of this, the usual home in Subiaco is much smaller than in most other areas.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.8% ▲ +2.4%

Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 36.9%
  • 2016: 34.7%
  • 2021: 37.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Subiaco splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.7% of families, while one-parent families account for 10.5%. This last figure is well below both the state and national averages.

10.5% ▲ +7.7%

Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Subiaco, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Subiaco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57980/subiaco/topic/family-households