2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
York - Beverley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 44% of families in York - Beverley are couples with children, making them one of the most common household types here. However, the area also has a very high number of people living alone, which keeps the typical number of people per home low.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is York - Beverley — lower than 86% of areas.
| York - Beverley | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6302, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
A typical home here has 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 32.4% of people live alone—a figure well above the Australian average and one that has risen since 2011.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.4% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In York - Beverley, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children and those without are almost equal in number, making up 43.8% and 43.1% of families respectively. One-parent families make up 12.2% of the total, which is a little below the state and national figures.
12.2% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
York - Beverley splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 12%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in York - Beverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021245/york-beverley/topic/family-households