2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Falcon - Wannanup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller households than the state average define Falcon - Wannanup, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. While most families here are couples, there is a higher proportion of single-parent families than in most other similar areas.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Falcon - Wannanup — lower than 71% of areas.
| Falcon - Wannanup | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6210, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 2.3 people live in each home, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figures. This number has edged down since 2011, while the share of people living alone rose to 25.8%.
2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.8% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Falcon - Wannanup, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 45.8% of families, but one-parent families are more common here than in most areas at 15.0%. This is a little above the state figure of 13.5% and has remained steady since 2011.
15.0% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Falcon - Wannanup, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Falcon - Wannanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011022/falcon-wannanup/topic/family-households