2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hope Valley - Postans · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Hope Valley - Postans
How families and households are made up across the area.
A total disappearance of one-parent families since 2011 defines the changing home life in Hope Valley - Postans. This area is now dominated by couples, with most households containing more people than the national figure. The community is largely made up of family units, leaving very few people living on their own.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Hope Valley - Postans — higher than 79% of areas.
| Hope Valley - Postans | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6165, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically more crowded, with 2.8 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is a little above the state average and reflects a slight increase since 2011, while only 21.4% of residents live alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hope Valley - Postans, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 4 people is next at 46%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures have shifted dramatically, as one-parent families fell 24 percentage points since 2011 to now reach 0.0%. This is far below the national figure of 14.1%, with the area now split almost evenly between couples with children (34.4%) and those without (37.5%).
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hope Valley - Postans, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 48%.
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 Hope Valley - Postans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507031172/hope-valley-postans/topic/family-households