2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Alkimos · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Alkimos
How families and households are made up across the area.
Two-thirds of families in Alkimos are couples with children, making it a major hub for parents. This high proportion of families with kids means homes here are larger than usual, with a typical household of 2.8 people.
2.8
—
- 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 Alkimos — higher than 76% of areas.
| Alkimos | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6038, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Alkimos are a little larger than the state and national figure of 2.5 people. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 18.4%, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
18.4% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Alkimos, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 66% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.1%, a figure that is a little above the Western Australian average of 13.5%.
15.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Alkimos, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 Alkimos [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50011/alkimos/topic/family-households