2.8 —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Beeliar - Wattleup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Beeliar - Wattleup have dipped slightly since 2016, though homes here remain larger than the national figure. The area is heavily geared towards families, with nearly 64% of households consisting of couples with children.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Beeliar - Wattleup — higher than 79% of areas.
| Beeliar - Wattleup | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6166, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
A typical home here has 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state and national figures. Only 18.3% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average despite rising slightly since 2016.
2.8 —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.3% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Beeliar - Wattleup, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are family-based, with 63.8% being couples with children and 22.4% being couples without. One-parent families make up 13.0% of the total, which is about the same as the Western Australian average.
13.0% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Beeliar - Wattleup, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Beeliar - Wattleup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011259/beeliar-wattleup/topic/family-households