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.
Mandurah - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Mandurah - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of residents in Mandurah - South live alone, creating a local landscape of smaller households. This shift is part of a broader trend where homes are becoming less crowded, with the typical household now holding just 2.2 people.
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 Mandurah - South — lower than 86% of areas.
| Mandurah - South | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6210, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 32.4% of people living alone—a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This has helped push the number of people per home down to 2.2, which is much lower than most other areas.
32.4% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mandurah - South, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.4% of the local mix, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This proportion has risen since 2011, while couples with children now represent 40.1% of families.
20.4% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Mandurah - South splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (40%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 20%.
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 Mandurah - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011028/mandurah-south/topic/family-households