2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Beach · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up nearly 60% of families in West Beach, marking it as a primary residential area for parents. The local community is a mix of family homes and a higher than usual number of people living on their own.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is West Beach — lower than 57% of areas.
| West Beach | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 5024, SA | 2.5 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in West Beach holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Around 28.6% of residents live alone, a figure that is higher than most other areas.
28.6% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.0% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 59.7% having children and 30.1% without.
9.0% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 West Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41564/west-beach/topic/family-households