Claremont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Claremont

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of single-person living define Claremont compared to most similar areas. The area is characterised by smaller households, with a typical home holding just 2.2 people, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figures.

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📍 Claremont, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Claremont sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Claremont — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Claremont2.2
6010, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 35.3% of residents live alone, a figure well above the state average of 25.4%. This high number of single-person homes helps explain why the typical household size is much lower than in most other areas.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.3% ▲ +0.9%

Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 35.0%
  • 2016: 33.8%
  • 2021: 35.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Claremont splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.7%, which is about the same as the Western Australian average of 13.5%.

12.7% ▲ +1.4%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Claremont, 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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503011031/claremont/topic/family-households