2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Melville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Melville
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people sharing a roof makes Melville a busy place to live, with 2.6 people typically living in each home. This is higher than most similar areas and represents a slight increase since 2011. Most residents live in family settings, though about a quarter of the population live on their own.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Melville — higher than 57% of areas.
| Melville | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6156, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person households are the most common here at 31.6%, while 24.6% of people live alone. This proportion of single-person homes is about the same as the state and national figures and has barely changed over the last decade.
24.6% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Melville, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up the bulk of the area at 65.2%. One-parent families account for 10.6%, which is well below the national figure and lower than most similar areas, though this has risen since 2011.
10.6% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Melville, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041181/melville/topic/family-households