2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Perth - South West · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Perth - South West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Perth - South West, where the typical home holds 2.6 people. This high density is driven by a strong presence of families, with 60.1% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.6
→ 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 Perth - South West — higher than 71% of areas.
| Perth - South West | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, though the typical size of 2.6 people is about the same as the state and national figures. While 24.3% of people live alone—a little below the national average—this number has risen since 2011.
24.3% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Perth - South West, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 60.1%, while couples without children account for 24.9%. One-parent families represent 14.0% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
14.0% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Perth - South West, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/507/perth-south-west/topic/family-households