2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Harvey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Harvey
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Harvey have edged down since 2011, though the area remains a steady place for families. Most homes now house an average of 2.5 people, a figure that aligns closely with both the state and national averages.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Harvey — lower than 57% of areas.
| Harvey | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6220, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person households are the most common here at 39.2%. About 24.3% of people live alone, which is a little below the Australian figure of 25.6% and has remained stable over the last decade.
24.3% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Harvey, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 53.9%. One-parent families account for 12.6% of the total, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly lower than the national figure.
12.6% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Harvey, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021014/harvey/topic/family-households