Aveley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Aveley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 3 people live in the typical home in Aveley, making it a place with much larger households than most other areas. This is a family-focused suburb where the vast majority of homes are occupied by couples with children.

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Where Aveley sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -6.5%
  • 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 Aveley — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aveley2.9
6069, WA 2.9
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 16.1% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the average household size of 2.9 people is a little above the Australian average of 2.5.

2.9 ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.1% ▲ +79.4%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aveley, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 66.4%. One-parent families account for 14.1% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.

14.1% ▲ +55.0%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Aveley, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Aveley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50040/aveley/topic/family-households