2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Abbey · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Abbey
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger living arrangements are common in Abbey, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This makes the area stand out for its low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state. Most residents live in two-person households, though families with children make up the largest group.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Abbey — higher than 71% of areas.
| Abbey | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6280, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Few people live alone here, at just 17.4%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. This helps explain why the 2.7 people per home is higher than most areas.
17.4% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Abbey, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.1% of families in Abbey. One-parent families account for 10.5%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.
10.5% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Abbey, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 Abbey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50002/abbey/topic/family-households