2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
College Grove - Carey Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in College Grove - Carey Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-person homes defines daily life in College Grove - Carey Park, where 36.7% of residents live alone. This is far above the national figure and reflects a trend toward smaller household sizes in the area.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is College Grove - Carey Park — lower than 86% of areas.
| College Grove - Carey Park | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6230, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most similar areas. This shift is driven by a rise in people living alone, which climbed 6.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 36.7%.
36.7% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →College Grove - Carey Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.8% of the area, a figure far above the Western Australian average of 13.5%. This proportion has risen 5.8 percentage points since 2011, placing the area among the highest for single-parent households.
25.8% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In College Grove - Carey Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (26%).
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 College Grove - Carey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021008/college-grove-carey-park/topic/family-households