Manning - Waterford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Manning - Waterford

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Manning - Waterford compared to most other similar areas. This suburb is primarily made up of family homes, with 61.5% of families consisting of couples with children. The typical home here holds about 2.6 people, a figure that has remained steady since 2011.

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📍 Manning - Waterford, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Manning - Waterford sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Manning - Waterford — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Manning - Waterford2.6
6152, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 22.1% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common at 33.3%, while larger homes with four or five people make up roughly a quarter of all dwellings.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.1% ▼ -9.4%

Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 22.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Manning - Waterford, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.9% of the area, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%. This proportion has fallen slightly by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.

10.9% ▼ -13.4%

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

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Manning - Waterford, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Manning - Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506071146/manning-waterford/topic/family-households