Allanson · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Allanson

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Allanson are couples with children, which is the most common household type. This small community has a higher number of people per home than most similar areas, though the typical household size is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Allanson, Suburb / Locality

Where Allanson sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -13.3%
  • 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 Allanson — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Allanson2.6
6225, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Allanson hold 2.6 people. Far fewer people live alone here compared to the state and national figures, with only 22.1% of households consisting of one person.

2.6 ▼ -13.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.1% ▲ +60.4%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 22.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Allanson, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.3% of families, while 29.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.0%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national average.

13.0% ▲ +34.7%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Allanson, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Allanson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50013/allanson/topic/family-households