Waikiki · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Waikiki

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Waikiki are couples with children. This local area is largely residential, where the typical home holds about 2.6 people and one-parent families are much more common than in most other areas.

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📍 Waikiki, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Waikiki sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Waikiki — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Waikiki2.6
6169, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, though the average size has edged down to 2.6 people since 2011. About 23% of people live alone, a figure that has risen by 5.1 points over the last decade.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.0% ▲ +28.2%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 23.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Waikiki, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.2% of the total, which is well above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Couples with children are the most common family type at 56.3%.

17.2% ▲ +4.9%

Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Waikiki, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Waikiki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051192/waikiki/topic/family-households