2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Middle Swan - Herne Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Middle Swan - Herne Hill
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Middle Swan - Herne Hill than in 2011, as the number of single-person households has risen to 26.8%. While the typical home size remains steady, there is a striking number of one-parent families here compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Middle Swan - Herne Hill — lower than 57% of areas.
| Middle Swan - Herne Hill | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6056, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.8% of residents live alone, a figure that is a little above the national mark and has risen since 2011. This means the typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as across Western Australia.
26.8% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Middle Swan - Herne Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19% of the area, which is well above both the state and national figures. Over half of all families are couples with children, while 26.4% are couples without children.
19.0% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Middle Swan - Herne Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Middle Swan - Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031065/middle-swan-herne-hill/topic/family-households