2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families live in Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale than in the rest of Western Australia. While the typical home holds about 2.5 people, the area is marked by a significant number of lone residents and single-parent households. These patterns set the area apart from state and national trends.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale — lower than 57% of areas.
| Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6112, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 31.5% of households containing two people and 29.9% containing just one person.
2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.9% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23% of the area, a figure well above the 13.5% seen across Western Australia. This remains among the highest proportions for similar areas, although it has fallen slightly since 2011.
23.0% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011110/armadale-wungong-brookdale/topic/family-households