Ardross · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ardross

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and more people sharing space define daily life in Ardross, where about 65% of families consist of couples with children. This is a family-heavy area where fewer people live on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Ardross, Suburb / Locality

Where Ardross sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +3.8%
  • 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 Ardross — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ardross2.7
6153, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.4% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, households are larger than in most areas, with a typical home holding 2.7 people.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.4% ▼ -6.7%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.9%
  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ardross, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 64.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.9%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

10.9% ▼ -15.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ardross, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 Ardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50024/ardross/topic/family-households