2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Joondalup - Edgewater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Joondalup - Edgewater
How families and households are made up across the area.
A rise in people living alone has shaped the household landscape in Joondalup - Edgewater since 2011. While the typical home still houses about 2.4 people, the number of single-person households has grown by 5.4 percentage points over the last decade. This shift happens alongside a strong presence of families with children.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Joondalup - Edgewater — lower than 64% of areas.
| Joondalup - Edgewater | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6027, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
One-person homes now make up 26.3% of the area, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. Most households consist of two people (37.1%), while the typical number of people per home has edged down since 2011.
26.3% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Joondalup - Edgewater, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 53.5%, followed by couples without children at 31.9%. One-parent families account for 13.6% of the total, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits about the same as the state average.
13.6% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Joondalup - Edgewater, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 Joondalup - Edgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011077/joondalup-edgewater/topic/family-households