2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Perth - Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in South Perth - Kensington
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of all homes in South Perth - Kensington are occupied by people living alone. This is a much higher rate than most other areas. The neighborhood is dominated by small households, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people.
2.2
→ 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 South Perth - Kensington — lower than 86% of areas.
| South Perth - Kensington | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6151, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households make up 33.6% of the area, a figure that has risen since 2011 and remains well above the national figure. This helps explain why typical home sizes are a little below the Western Australian and Australian average of 2.5 people.
33.6% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →South Perth - Kensington splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples, with 54.5% having children and 34.2% without. One-parent families make up only 9.4% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures.
9.4% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Perth - Kensington, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 South Perth - Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506071147/south-perth-kensington/topic/family-households