Ajana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ajana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Ajana are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This is a place where homes are typically larger than usual, with 2.8 people living in each dwelling.

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📍 Ajana, Suburb / Locality

Where Ajana sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Ajana — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ajana2.8
6532, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Ajana are a little larger than the state and national figure of 2.5, with an average of 2.8 people per household. This is much higher than most similar areas.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Ajana, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 5 people (23%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.9% of families, followed by couples without children at 29.4%. Single-parent families represent 14.7% of the total, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure of 13.5%.

14.7% ▲ +304.4%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 34.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ajana, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Ajana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50005/ajana/topic/family-households