Cheynes · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cheynes

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far lower rate of one-parent families than the state average marks the home life in Cheynes. This small area is mostly made up of couples, with nearly half of all families raising children together.

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📍 Cheynes, Suburb / Locality

Where Cheynes sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Cheynes — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cheynes2.3
6328, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Cheynes are slightly smaller than the national figure, with a typical 2.3 people per household.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Cheynes, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.3% of families, while those without children account for 34.5%. No one-parent families live here, which is far below the 14.1% national figure.

Family composition

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In Cheynes, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 42%.

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 Cheynes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50288/cheynes/topic/family-households