2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood than in most similar areas. This region is heavily defined by families, with a typical household of 2.7 people and a high proportion of children living with one parent.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood — higher than 71% of areas.
| Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6036, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 23.2% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011. While two-person homes are the most common at 30.7%, the average household size of 2.7 is slightly higher than the national figure of 2.5.
23.2% ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 20.9% of the area, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This has become more common over time, with the proportion of one-parent families rising 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
20.9% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031099/butler-merriwa-ridgewood/topic/family-households