Centennial Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Centennial Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all households in Centennial Park are people living alone. This makes the area feel very different from the rest of the state, as it has some of the smallest households and highest rates of single-person living in the region.

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📍 Centennial Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Centennial Park sits — Average household size

1.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Centennial Park — lower than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Centennial Park1.7
6330, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has only 1.7 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that 51% of residents live alone, a rate far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

1.7 → 0.0%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.7
  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 1.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

51.0% ▼ -5.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 53.8%
  • 2016: 55.0%
  • 2021: 51.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Centennial Park, the largest group is 1 person at 49%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.2% of the total, which is far above the national average of 14.1%. This group is one of the most common family types here, though couples without children are the most frequent at 43.7%.

25.2% ▲ +13.3%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 25.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Centennial Park, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (29%) and One-parent families (25%).

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 Centennial Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50278/centennial-park/topic/family-households