Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale

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.

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📍 Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale2.5
6112, WA 2.8
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.9% ▲ +0.4%

Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.8%
  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 29.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 25.3%
  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 23.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 23%.

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 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