3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Canning Vale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Canning Vale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 70.8% of families in Canning Vale, making it a major hub for family living. The area has very few people living alone and larger-than-average households, reflecting a strong focus on family units.
3.1
▼ -3.1%
- 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 Canning Vale — higher than 88% of areas.
| Canning Vale | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 6155, WA | 3.1 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with a typical 3.1 people per household, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 11.9% compared to 25.6% across Australia.
11.9% ▲ +22.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Canning Vale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (25%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.3% of the local total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 70.8% raising children and another 18.9% without children.
9.3% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Canning Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Canning Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50245/canning-vale/topic/family-households