3.2 —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Piara Waters - Forrestdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Piara Waters - Forrestdale — higher than 94% of areas.
| Piara Waters - Forrestdale | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 6112, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
3.2 —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
11.7% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Piara Waters - Forrestdale, the largest group is 4 people at 30%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 3 people (21%).
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.
7.8% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Piara Waters - Forrestdale, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; Couples without children is next at 15%.
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