2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mandurah · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Mandurah
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of one-parent families than most areas define the household landscape in Mandurah. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the area has seen a steady rise in people living alone over the last decade.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Mandurah — lower than 71% of areas.
| Mandurah | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical households in Mandurah hold 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. However, the number of people living alone has risen to 27.5%, a little above the national average.
27.5% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mandurah, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.5% of the population, which is a little above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Couples with children are the most common family type at 49.2%.
16.5% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mandurah, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Mandurah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/502/mandurah/topic/family-households