2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Girrawheen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Girrawheen
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of all families in Girrawheen are led by a single parent, a rate far above the national average. This creates a unique social landscape where family support and larger households are common. The typical home here houses 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas.
2.6
→ 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 Girrawheen — higher than 57% of areas.
| Girrawheen | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6064, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.7% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the state and national figures. While the number of single-person homes has risen since 2011, the typical household size has remained steady at 2.6 people.
29.7% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Girrawheen splits fairly evenly between 1 person (30%) and 2 people (29%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.4% of the area, which is among the highest rates for this level and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is a significant trend, as the proportion of single-parent homes has risen since 2011.
24.4% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Girrawheen, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 24%.
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 Girrawheen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031102/girrawheen/topic/family-households