2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glen Forrest - Darlington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Glen Forrest - Darlington
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Glen Forrest - Darlington compared to the rest of Western Australia, with only 17% of households being single-person homes. This reflects a community where larger family units are more common than the national norm. Most homes here house two or more people, creating a distinct shift away from the single-person living trends seen elsewhere.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Glen Forrest - Darlington — higher than 71% of areas.
| Glen Forrest - Darlington | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6071, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. While two-person households are the most common at 37.4%, the number of people living alone has risen slightly to 17% since 2011.
17.0% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glen Forrest - Darlington, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.6%, while one-parent families are much less common here than in other areas. At 8.7%, the rate of single-parent homes is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and has fallen since 2011.
8.7% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glen Forrest - Darlington, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Glen Forrest - Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504021050/glen-forrest-darlington/topic/family-households