2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mandurah - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are sharing homes in Mandurah - North than in most similar areas, with the typical number of residents per home edging up to 2.8 since 2011. This shift towards larger households is paired with a rise in single-parent families, who now make up 14.3% of the community.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mandurah - North — higher than 79% of areas.
| Mandurah - North | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6180, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, as the 2.8 people per household is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 18.5% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.5% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Mandurah - North, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 60.3%. One-parent families have grown to 14.3%, a figure that is now about the same as the state and national averages.
14.3% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mandurah - North, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mandurah - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011027/mandurah-north/topic/family-households