2.8 ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Acton Park · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Acton Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward larger homes and more people per roof has marked Acton Park over the last decade. The area now sees 2.8 people per home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This mix includes a striking number of people living alone alongside many larger family groups.
2.8
▲ +7.7%
- 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 Acton Park — higher than 76% of areas.
| Acton Park | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6280, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 40% of residents live alone, a figure far above the Western Australian average of 25.4%. However, homes are often crowded, with 18.2% of households containing five or more people.
39.4% ▲ +101.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Acton Park, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 2 people (25%) and 5 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children (59.5%), while one-parent families make up only 6.8%. This last figure is well below the national average of 14.1%.
6.8% ▲ +92.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Acton Park, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Acton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50003/acton-park/topic/family-households