Piara Waters - Forrestdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three quarters of households in Piara Waters - Forrestdale are couples with children. This is a family-heavy area where homes are much larger than the national average. The high number of families means very few people live alone here.

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📍 Piara Waters - Forrestdale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Piara Waters - Forrestdale sits — Average household size

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All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Piara Waters - Forrestdale — higher than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Piara Waters - Forrestdale3.2
6112, WA 2.8
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Piara Waters - Forrestdale are crowded with an average of 3.2 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 11.7% compared to 25.6% across Australia.

Household size

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In Piara Waters - Forrestdale, the largest group is 4 people at 30%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up only 7.8% of the community, a figure well below the Western Australian average of 13.5%. Most families here are couples with children, who represent 76.7% of the total.

Family composition

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In Piara Waters - Forrestdale, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; Couples without children is next at 15%.

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 Piara Waters - Forrestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011308/piara-waters-forrestdale/topic/family-households