2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Perth - North West · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Perth - North West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living together in Perth - North West than in 2011, though the area remains a strong hub for families. While the typical home now holds 2.6 people, the number of residents living alone has risen to 23.3%. These shifts reflect a slow change in how people are housed across the region.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Perth - North West — higher than 71% of areas.
| Perth - North West | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with 2.6 people per dwelling. This is partly because only 23.3% of people live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%.
23.3% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Perth - North West, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the region at 61.4%. One-parent families account for 13.2% of the total, a figure that is lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Perth - North West, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Perth - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/505/perth-north-west/topic/family-households