2.8 —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Alkimos - Eglinton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Alkimos - Eglinton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life in Alkimos - Eglinton has shifted over the last decade, with a notable rise in one-parent families. This is a place where large households are the norm, as two-thirds of all families here are couples with children. The typical home is busier than the national average, usually housing nearly three people.
2.8
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- 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 Alkimos - Eglinton — higher than 79% of areas.
| Alkimos - Eglinton | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6038, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Alkimos - Eglinton are more crowded than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.8 people. This helps explain why only 17.8% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average.
17.8% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Alkimos - Eglinton, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 65.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families now account for 15.0% of the total, which is higher than most areas and has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2016.
15.0% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Alkimos - Eglinton, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 Alkimos - Eglinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031255/alkimos-eglinton/topic/family-households