2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Lake - Cockburn Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in South Lake - Cockburn Central
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of one-parent families than the state average marks the same-sex and mixed household makeup of South Lake - Cockburn Central. More than half of all families here are couples with children. While home sizes have edged down since 2011, the area remains a mix of family homes and single-person households.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Lake - Cockburn Central — lower than 64% of areas.
| South Lake - Cockburn Central | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6164, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, more people are living alone than in 2011, with 27.3% of households now consisting of one person.
27.3% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Lake - Cockburn Central, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.8% of the area, which is higher than most similar places and a little above the national 14.1%. This is part of a broader mix where 54% of families are couples with children and 28.5% are couples without.
15.8% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Lake - Cockburn Central, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Lake - Cockburn Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011159/south-lake-cockburn-central/topic/family-households